Fig. 5From: Among the shapeshifters: parasite-induced morphologies in ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and their relevance within the EcoEvoDevo framework(photos: R. Pereira)Mattesia sp. infecting Solenopsis invicta: a infected alate gyne of S. invicta surrounded by workers, note yellow head and thorax signifying “yellow-head disease”; b Mattesia sp. spores visible though cuticle of infected ant; c characteristic pair of lemon-shaped spores Back to article page