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hoppers are impelled to climb to the tops of weeds and plants, and as the 

 fungus throws its spores to some distance, there is a good chance that 

 some of them will fall on the bodies of other grasshoppers. 



Fig. 7.— Mosquitoes killed by fungus 'disease, enlarged. Original. 



The appearance of the mosquito fungus is quite characteristic. The 

 entire body is swollen and covered with a dull white growth, sometimes 

 almost plumbeus. The body is fastened down by many slender brownish 

 ropes. A microscopic examination shows the growth to be made up of 



Fig. 8.— Muscid iiilled by disease, enlarged, Original. 



