Mycology

Went out to take a look at some massive colonies of Xanthoparmelia growing on a rock face. 5% potassium hydroxide test results in a nice deep yellow, almost green stain on the upper cortex. The medula is also K+, turning a deep blood red/orange. I blotted the soaked lichen on some paper and got this beautiful golden-rod ink. This ink was produced from less than a cm2 of lichen and a couple drops of KOH. I would love to experiment more given the abundance of this lichen and the small amount of material needed to produce the ink. This photo was taken 24hrs after staining the paper but I'd need to further test the colour fastness.

Red tree brain fungus, love to see this guy. Typically only find it on fallen branches that are very soggy but not super rotted.

Beautiful lichen I don't see a lot, its probably very common in my area but just not in my normal spots. Apothecia are striking, hope I find more.

Snapped a pic of this cutie awhile ago. Beautiful.

Made a focus stack of some stick I found while on a walk, I guess my lens was a bit dirty so the dirty spot got repeated a few times since it was hand held @Mycology@mander.xyz #macro | #lichen | #zerenestacker #laowa | #stick | #sonya7riii

The first thing this fungus does to its newly infected victim is to take over the insects mind. A zombie is created. the insect is forced to climb up and up. Eventually stopping, it latches on as tight as possible to the nearest branch. The insect will never move again.

Note the fly in the bottom left corner.

Definitely in my top 3 favourite genera of lichenized fungi. So photogenic too, I always get down on my knees for pixie cups (reindeer lichen too, if I'm being honest).

Found growing on concrete but I also often find it on metal. Anyone have any idea why it was changed back to Xanthoria elegans in Macrolichens of the PNW?

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Found over the fall of 2024.

These tiny mushrooms popped up in my seed starter tray. The cap of the biggest one, the one in the center seems to have unraveled into this long white string. Does anyone know why it did that or what kind of mushroom this might be?

A few mushrooms I found when doing the Giro del Monviso in Italy/France last September. I generally am not good at recognising mushrooms, but I was with a friend with whom we discussed some features and made hypothesis of the easier ones. Would appreciate any further tips on identification.

Earthballs are a bit like puffballs except they have a thicker skin and tend to be inedible or poisonous (though some say it's that they just "spoil" so quickly that you almost never find them in a state of supposed edibility).

If it's dark enough the tips glow faintly like a candle that's just been snuffed out.

Working on uploading more images, Lemmy is having issues 😅

Lots of different mushrooms pop up in our yard this time of year. This was the first time we saw one quite like this. It grew to a pretty large size for what we tend to see around here.

My reasoning for this being *A. Adonis*: To start with it's a pink mycenoid mushroom of which there are three documented species in the PNW.

They were found in mid-november in the Salish Coast region of Cascadia. They were growing out of woodchips composed of a mixture of western hemlock (majority), and western red cedar.

I kept a Lion's mane petri dish stored in the fridge for well over a year.

Species is something like *Subcana*. Grey *Mycena* are hard to differentiate.

I see these on the disc golf course all the time.

These have beautiful reddish brown pores on the bottom

Edit: After a bit of research and asking around, it seems that this is likely Cystolepiota bucknallii

I found this textbook *Amanita muscaria* while searching for *Lactarius deliciosus*. There was a huge patch of them. We also found some *Tricholoma equestre* and a bunch of *Russula*

More pictures available if needed. I broke a few open that were in rougher shape and they are solid white and spongy all the way through. Found in open woods in West Kentucky.

Each one is no bigger than a couple inches.

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.

Main photo 'Camponotus atriceps infected by Ophiocordyceps camponoti-atricipis, biting onto a leaf edge' by João P. M. Araújo

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.

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Always a delight to spot colourful waxcaps and even better to capture underside shots. Where possible, I prefer not to pick them and use my Pentax point and shoot, pressed down into the substrate, but sometimes this is not possible.

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

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.

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

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.

Picked along the North Coast of California. Winter chanterelles, black trumpets, hedgehog mushrooms, and a few golden chanterelles which are not visible I don’t think.

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.

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: