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Little brown bat with visible symptoms typical of WNS

Note the white deposit, likely growth of Geomyces destructans, on this adult male Myotis lucifugus (little brown bat) at a hibernaculum in Hardin County, Illinois. Samples of this fungal growth are presently being cultured in the laboratory. 20 February 2013.

Photo credit: University of Illinois/Steve Taylor

 

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Taken on February 20, 2013