Funguary Day 2: Chicken Of The Woods

Funguary Day 17: Pink Waxcap

Pink waxcaps are also referred to as “ballerina waxcaps” because when mature the cap looks like a tutu. They are most likely to be found in acidic, sheep grazed fields in the UK. While edible they should not be harvested as they are extremely rare

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Its here!!! Weeks of work and we finished it!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAA I'm so excited

(I was the artist for the project, hope y'all love my stunting rendition of Your Left Sock)

Project: Mycelium

Woah. So. Me and @themushroomstheyfoundme were working on a collaborative piece for the Two to Tango segment of @mcyt-soulmate-sweepstakes !! The end product is a short piece of found media set inside a world we built and it's really cool >:D

the whole thing is under the cut, but you can also check it out at this link for the higher-quality pdf version to get a more immersive experience :>

trigger warning for a teensy teensy bit of blood towards the end, btw

I HATE PLANTS

-plant hate anon

ITS YOU D:<

@overwhelmedfernfrond come collect your anon I think they've wandered off again

I could tell from the veil xD Destroying angel was one of the first ever mushrooms I learned about when entering the mycology community

I'm proud to know that the majority of us will not die from eating the wrong fungi 😃👍

Truly though, that mushroom is drilled into your head the second you become a part of the mycology community, it, and the death cap

Found these neat mushrooms, not sure what they are but I can't wait to eat them!

I need everyone to know how amazing these lil guys are I love the sm

Funguary Day 21: Birds Nest Fungi

The bird's nest fungi is named for its nest-like appearance, with “eggs” inside the main cup. The “eggs” are actually called peridioles and they're where the mushroom stores its spores. They're usually attached to the peridium (the main cup structure of the fungi) by a thin cord called the funicular cord. The cord is coiled inside a purse (see diagram below) until spore dispersal occurs. 

Bird's nest fungi are reliant on rain to disperse its spores. Raindrops trigger the spore release by splashing the peridoles out of place, as visible in this video. The purse ruptures and the cord uncoils as the peridoles are splashed into the air. Sometimes the funicular cord will wrap around a branch or twig and attach to the new substrate via the hapteron (see diagram below).  

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Time for the grand reveal the poisonous mushroom was...

Mushroom A!

Yet again, the people of Tumblr have had a surprising amount of common sense. Just you wait though, I'll get ya'll next time.

Mushroom A: Blushing wood mushroom

Mushroom B: Prince mushroom (edible)

Pick a mushroom to eat!

Time for my favorite game, guess the mushroom that won't kill you! The People™️ did so well on my last one in fact that I've made it harder this time :D

Enjoy!

Please donate braincells to the communal braincell :3

He is very hungry, you would not let him starve would you?

Mushroom fact of the week!

Termitomyces fungus forms symbiotic relationships with termites. The termites bring the fungi plant material to decompose and build it "fungal combs" to grow in. In exchange the fungi provides nutrient rich spherules for the termites to eat.