if you have an idea what this is, please let me know!
found under a woodchip pile in north-central minnesota. my dad says "didn't have a plant attached. it doesn't smell like anything offensive, just dirt. isn't notably firm or soft" #gardening#foraging#fungus#wildcraft
"Stranger than science fiction." That's how an ecologist describes a strange fungus that hijacks cicadas’ bodies and behavior, turning them into "zombies."
CNN reports on the the fungus Massospora cicadina and how it's impacting some of the cicadas emerging this year: https://flip.it/cxfw5K
Wild mushrooms I saw on a hike back in the summer of 2011. Too much green and lack of variety to make it an art print (for me, at least) so it's been gathering dust on my hard drives over the past thirteen years.
Platforms - Some tiny, tiny forest mushrooms. It always blows my mind the details that can show up that I did not see in the field, like all of the spiderwebs on the underside.
On the bright side, even #Reddit mods might get their leg over this way:
"Hyper-sexual '#Zombie#Cicadas' that are infected with sexually transmitted #Fungus expected to emerge this year..."
"...Once the cicadas emerge from the ground, they molt into adults, and within a week to 10 days, the fungus causes the backside of their abdomens open up. A chalky, white plug erupts out, taking over their bodies and making their genitals fall off..."
Okay, Mastodon! I have a #fungus#mycology mystery for you. Can anyone tell me what exactly is growing out of the path to my backyard? If it helps, I live in #Winnipeg, which is in #Manitoba, about 620.1 km / 385.31 mi north of Minneapolis.
(Sorry, no alt text since I don't know how to describe what I'm looking at.)
Please boost! Hopefully someone knows what this is (and how to get rid of it.) :boost_ok:
Behold a bunch of hairy curtain crust growing on a dead log. This fungus is pretty common on the Peninsula south of San Francisco during rainy season. #Fungus#NaturePhotography
There are so many delightful names for some #fungi that it's hard to pick a favorite. These fairy fans I photographed in Interior Alaska rate high on my list. #FungiFriday#fungus
Bird's nest #fungus on a rotting stick, 9 October 2021, Petersham, #Massachusetts. These are around 1/4 inch in diameter. I first encountered the Nidulariaceae (from the Latin "nidulus" for "small nest") around a year or so ago and they never cease to amaze me.