Overharvesting threatens 'Himalayan Viagra' fungus: IUCN

Thursday, July 9, 2020 - 11:50 in Biology & Nature

A parasitic fungus that grows inside the ghost moth caterpillar and then kills its host by bursting through its head is itself threatened with extinction, the IUCN said Thursday, as demand surges for Chinese medicine's "Himalayan Viagra".

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