Mycology

They looked dark, and ominous. So I snapped em.

Looked cute, colours lovely, had to snap it.

Scavenged these in the woods of NW Ontario

Found during a wet summer in scandinavian.

It’s gurgling up outta the ground in my backyard. Rural NC, Piedmont area.

Went on a trip recently to North and South Island and saw some cool mushrooms... the blue ones were a surprise find.

On the 9 June 2023, at Mala, Karkala, Karnataka, India, researchers found Rao’s intermediate golden-backed frog, (Hylarana intermedia) with a rather fetching, fungal companion growing out of it's side

‍The inclusion of fungi as an official area of interest puts funga on an equal footing as flora and fauna when referring to macroscopic life on Earth. Funga refers to "fungi of a specific region, habitat, or geological period," serving as an equivalent concept to flora and fauna for plants and animals. This historic step will help write this neglected kingdom of life into conservation and agricultural policy frameworks, and unlock crucial funding for mycological research, surveys, and educational programs.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/13518835

Many signature French cheeses currently rely on just one single fragile strain of fungi — Penicillium camemberti — which is unfortunately at risk of dying out.

On Thursday, Montana health officials published an outbreak analysis of poisonings linked to the honeycombed fungi in March and April of last year. The outbreak sickened 51 people who ate at the same restaurant, sending four to the emergency department. Three were hospitalized and two died. Though the health officials didn't name the restaurant in their report, state and local health departments at the time identified it as Dave’s Sushi in Bozeman. The report is published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Ophiocordyceps clavulata is a fungi parasite of scale insects feeding on trees including Pignut Hickory and American Hazel. It grows up to 4 mm

staghorn fungi at longshaw Found in wood at longshaw below pond

Phaeocalicium polyporaeum is a tiny mycoparasitic fungus, seen here on its most common host, Trichaptum cf biforme, although it has also been reported on Trametes versicolor.

https://twitter.com/ferrisjabr/status/1334216214436986881

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/11022800

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/11022800

This is hair ice. It is formed on dead barkless wood and a fungus called Exidiopsis effusa is the main reason. I found this and many more, during late autumn in a forest in Northern Denmark

This is from earlier this year in Northern Denmark

I have no knowledge but loads of fascination towards mushrooms and fungus in general

I think it's a *Lycoperdon*. Maybe *Lycoperdon perlatum*.

A big ol' Pseudoinonotus dryadeus aka "oak bracket". These fruit bodies can overwinter and last multiple years! This one was about 2ft across

Mycelial fibers, the fibrous cells found in fruiting mushroom bodies, have gained momentum as a sustainable material for making faux-leather and packaging owing to their excellent formability. Recently, a team of researchers has found a simple way of obtaining mycelial fibers, called 'mycelial pulp,' from fruiting mushroom bodies and bleaching them using sunlight while keeping their mycelial structures intact.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/5250884

I was wondering if these were edible or not.

Santa Cruz, California

Was walking through the woods today and saw these mushrooms growing on a fallen tree. I thought they looked very pretty.

Sauce: https://rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-and-moon/types-of-mushrooms

For my conditions, it seems that 50/50 hardwood saw dust/wheat bran is performing better than standard masters mix. It's probably a hair too humid for it in my tent, but it's gotta be higher for the oysters that are fruiting now.

Had a lot of fun with a flashlight in the woods. Many mushrooms literally glow when a little light hits them, they are very easy to spot this way!

Another one nearby:

A week ago or so I posted a tan colored cutie that popped up in my garden. Wasn't quite sure of what it was. I think now it's pretty clear - and also has 5 friends all within few feet of each other.

No clue if too moist or too little FAE, but I'm here for whatever the fuck this is :)

I also came across a few puffballs, that had unfortunately started to spore, and some earthballs

These pop up in this spot every year around this time. They get huge and there's probably about half a dozen clumps like this

Spotted this awesome cluster on a walk today and grabbed a couple, fairly certain they are Pleurotus ostreatus.

This is a beautiful page with the results of an enormous experimentation effort in mushroom dyeing

Coastal redwood forest, Northern California

Of course you want Björk to talk to you about fungi. That's like, a basic human need.

It grows on decaying pine wood

According to iphone this is a shaggy ink cap/lawyer's wig/shaggy mane.

Looked exactly like a tongue emerging from the soil..

Infographic: https://twitter.com/JWentomologist/status/934746214754607105

Found these while leading a field trip today!

Found in a park in Oregon

I found a bunch of these tiny mushrooms along a trail in Idaho.