Infectious Fungus
Find out the mutations and adaptations of bats in response to the evolution of the fungus pseudogymnoascus destructans - an issue threatening our current cave bat populations. See concept art of how cave-dwelling bats could evolve to live with the deadly fungus in the full Journal, or take your favourite illustrations home as prints!
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Little Armored Bat
These bats seen to be engaged in a more symbiotic relationship with the fungus, which has created thick layers of fungus along the back of the bat, visually similar to armor...
The Bat King
So named after the horrifying urban myth of the Rat King, this creature appears to be a fusion of many individuals pinned together by vast webs of fungus. The sight is harrowing, to say the least...
Frilled Bat
The fungus seems more fused with this species, growing with the skin itself rather than just sitting atop it. The frill seems to serve as both a warning and mating signal, the bright colours of the mutated fungus revealed when the frill is open.
