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Purpureocillium atypicola - asexual stage.
I found this parasitized spider on the underside of a Pawpaw leaf (Asimina triloba) about 1 meter above the ground in Athens GA USA. A post on the Ascomycetes of the World FB group showed a similar spider and said it was Purpureocillium atypicola, which Wikipedia tells me is related to cordyceps.
https://www.facebook.com/apmt.biotec/posts/320116026535556. Posted on Cordyceps FB group; ID confirmed by Richard Tehan
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1400805136858919/posts/3004971836442233/