Predatorial Fungi

[Warren Rekow]

On march 4th egrunden at prairienet.org (Eric Grundein) asked:

> I know that there is a fungi that traps nematodes by
> forming a loop that constricts when a nematode passes
> through. Does anyone know the name of this fungi?

Eric, you may want to look up the following article:

"Jekyll-Hyde Mushrooms" by George Barron in Natural History magazine, March
1992

This article describes fungal predation and includes a picture of the fungus
Arthrobotrys capturing a nematode in a ring structure.  You may also want to
pose this question on the Micronet mail list operated by people at the
University of Guelph in Canada.  This university is cited in the above
article.
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