Metarhizium species have already been isolated from diverse habitats, primarily from dead arthropod carcasses but also from mycorrhiza and as endophytic [ 72].
The lake water contained dead microscopic algae, arthropods, protozoa, and plant debris, and zoosporangia were attached to these organic bodies as well as to the plastic of the flask.
Scavenging Cataglyphis ants scuttle across the scorching sands of the Sahara Desert in search of dead spiders and other arthropods to feed their colony with.
The webs of spiders on which Portia species prey sometimes contain dead insects and other arthropods which are uneaten or partly eaten.
The webs of spiders on which Portias prey sometimes contain dead insects and other arthropods which are uneaten or partly eaten.
Natural environmental variables included: the number of trees higher than 2 m, percent of canopy cover above 2 m, percent of canopy cover below 2 m, presence of dead wood, non-ant arthropod abundance, and the number of plant species.
Seropositive and seronegative landscapers reported similar frequencies of exposure to arthropods or sick or dead mammals (Table 2).
In 2001, seropositive landscapers were more likely to have used a power blower, spent more hours mowing and weed-whacking, and mowed more lawns than seronegative landscapers, but the groups did not differ in frequencies of exposure to arthropods or sick or dead mammals.
In addition to arthropod bites, contact with infected dead rabbits or their tissues appears to be the most common source of human infection.
