Anyway this Summit Disease thing has really got me going, must be the dark of the moon. Yeah any bug stuck to something or another up off the ground, has got me running for my camera and some specimen jars to stick it in after I photograph it first and then coming back yelling "Summit Disease," ya'all better look out! 
Well here they are:
This is what was once an ant. See that long thing growing out of its head? This is what ya'all gonna look like if you don't quit eating fungi!
Fruiting body or spore bearing structure actually. Ouch, that must have hurt. As you can probably tell, these ants have been on these limbs a long time. 
Another one just to give you an idea of the altitude, actually only about four feet off of the ground. No visible spikes on this fella, they probably have been weathered off. You don't notice these things in the summertime, I would guess, with all the foliage but you can bet next summer I will. I want fresh meat!
And one more, a little bright but... All of these were taken using a Sony DSC-W1 manual mode/macro. Why I didn't or don't use my Canon 20D? Don't ask me, I don't know. Hey I'm on vacation (Holiday to you chaps across the pond)!
, yes I have already read that article and included it in my post over in Micro. Very interesting and entertaining to say the least. I was really surprised at that one insect with three or four fruiting bodies protruding from it, like to find a specimen of that nature to photograph. Yes a very unusual disease, I had not heard of it myself until Doug (beetleman) brought it up some time back. 
hey...thats what my ex used to call me 
