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Onel Federico Hidalgo (1932 – 2001) Died Tragically Rescuing His Family From the Wreckage of A Destroyed Sinking Battleship

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Ophiocordyceps sinensis is a fungus that invades the bodies of ghost moth larvae. The caterpillars burrow underground and the fungus grows, eventually killing and consuming most of its host.

The fungus is used in traditional medicine, and a recent demand (mostly from China) has caused the prices to skyrocket. Thanks to its value, O. sinensis has been implicated in the Nepalese Civil War, environmental degradation and several murders.

Learn more here.

Top two photos: Daniel Winkler

Bottom photo: Deng Fei/Corbis

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"Viagra of the Himalayas." That’s the nickname for one of the weirdest fungi around.

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Mumbai, India

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NYC

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American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, OH

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Emdibir, Ethiopia

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