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Explanation: From the excerpt below, it seems that 僵虫 refers to the "stalks" which become visible after snow melt.
"At the beginning of autumn, the Cordyceps fungus releases its spores and invades the active Hepialus caterpillars. The fungus slowly eats away the tissues of the hibernating caterpillar throughout winter, filling them up with long filaments (hyphae). By spring, the fungus would have sprouted a long stalk of fruiting body (stromata) that produces spores in the dead caterpillar. The stalks are revealed when the snow melts."
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Explanation: From the excerpt below, it seems that 僵虫 refers to the "stalks" which become visible after snow melt.
"At the beginning of autumn, the Cordyceps fungus releases its spores and invades the active Hepialus caterpillars. The fungus slowly eats away the tissues of the hibernating caterpillar throughout winter, filling them up with long filaments (hyphae). By spring, the fungus would have sprouted a long stalk of fruiting body (stromata) that produces spores in the dead caterpillar. The stalks are revealed when the snow melts."
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Vegetable caterpillar
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Vegetable caterpillars are the result of infection of large underground caterpillars by a fungus of the genus Cordyceps. Species of Cordyceps are found throughout Eurasia and Australia, with centres of diversity in eastern Asia.
It is not certain how the fungus infects the caterpillar, possibly by the caterpillar ingesting a fungal spore or by the fungus mycelium invading the insect through one of its breathing pores. Once inside, the fungus mycelium ramifies through the host tissue, eventually completely consuming it and replacing the caterpillar body with fungal tissue. At this stage, the fungus grows a usually columnar fruiting body that reaches the surface and releases spores.
Vegetable caterpillars have long been valued as traditional Chinese medicine , being regarded as having an excellent balance of yin and yang (through being apparently both animal and vegetable). Assays have found that Cordyceps species produce many pharmacologically active substances. They are now cultivated on an industrial scale for their medicinal value.
The search for Cordyceps sinensis poses a threat for the Tibetan plateau where it grows. The fungus is so popular because two female Chinese athletes (Wang Junxia and Qu Yunxia) beat the world records for 1500, 3000 and 10000 meters. Their coach said this fungus -that is already known for 2000 years- helped the athletes. The fungus infects the caterpillars of ghost moths (Thitarodes).
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