Are mushrooms technically insects?

Nope, completely different classifications. Mushrooms are the reproductive bodies of certain members of the Kingdom Fungi. Insects are the Class Insecta, which is part of Kingdom Animalia. read more

No, mushrooms are not technically insects. They are fungus. Mushrooms may have maggots and other fleshy worms in them, but they themselves are not inscets. read more

Any insect in the order Hemiptera (formerly Homoptera and Heteroptera), which have piercing and sucking mouthparts. Things like stinkbugs, assassin bugs, cicadas, treehoppers, aphids, mealybugs, scale insects, water striders, etc are "True bugs." Most commonly, people will use "bug" to refer to any insect. read more

Cordyceps is a fungus that usually infects its insect host, the Himalayan Bat Moth, or Hepialis armoricanus Oberthur, at the larval stage. By invading the digestive tract and germinating within the insect host, the fungus gains its nutrients from feeding on non-vital organs within the host’s body. read more