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| A confocal laser scanning micrograph showing the development of Metarhizium acridum conidial chains on a locust host. The image illustrates the specialized sexual cycle occurring on the host's surface as the fungus prepares for sporulation. M. acridum is a highly specific biological pesticide used to mitigate locust plagues in various global regions. |
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