Funguary Day 19: Red Basket Stinkhorn

Hello!

Temporary intro post while the actual meet the artist is being draw so hello!

My name is Mycota, I like mycology, and I am an artist!

Not much else to say, I'm sure I'll be much more concise with the actual thing but either way, here this is!

Use your time wisely. What is wise,that's your opinion - Timekeeper anon

@timekeepers-memoir this u? :)

Happy April fools!

Let's play a game! :D Which of the following mushrooms are you going to eat?

In this game you can't say none of the above. You have to choose. I promise at least one will be a tasty snack. The other one is less so. Good luck :D

Woods adventure :)

Earlier today I went into the woods to hunt for bones with my grandpa, first thing we did was find where all the tracks were down by the creek, and there were a LOT. We found mostly deer tracks, but there were some raccoon tracks, rabbit tracks, and coyote tracks mixed in

As far as dead things go, there was some rabbit fur and feathers about, but no bones. There's been a hawk in the area lately, so it was probably him.

Of course, I did find fungi :D Its winter right now so theres not many about but the bracket fungi tend to stick around year round

I'm not sure what species it is, so if anyone knows let me know. There was also some reishi growing out by the wood pile, those have been growing there for almost a year now.

This horribly spiked honey locust tree was out to get me, and it did in fact spike me.

I was out in the woods a good 45 minutes before I headed back, and there were sadly no bones or antlers to be found. I did find some pretty blue glass and a crayfish claw though :D

Then I headed to the barn to see if any owls had left some bones for me. They had not, but the lighting was really nice :)

Hello! Ig we're moots now. And do you mind being tagged in tag games?

Not at all :D

Funguary Day 24: Purple pinwheel

Pinwheel mushrooms are often overlooked not because of their size but because of their tendency to completely shrivel up and dry out in dry conditions, blending into the leaf litter. They can fully dry out over the course of the day, appearing dead, and restore completely to their original state just a few minutes after being submerged in water. 

The image below left was taken of a pinwheel mushroom (though not a purple pinwheel) just after a rain and the image below right was taken around noon the following day

This property was named “marcescence” by Elias Magnus Fries. The purpose has not been fully explained but it is possible that it is to maximize spore release when conditions are more favorable.

See the rest of my posts for funguary here!

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Funguary Day 2: Chicken of the Woods

The chicken of the woods is most commonly known for being highly sought after for its edibility, but it is also a tree killer. 

This mushroom infects trees causing a brown rot within the heartwood. The rot is primarily in the main trunk, but can extend into branches as well. It infects both living and nonliving trees, usually making its way into living trees through injuries in the bark or roots. Once mushrooms show up, there's nothing you can do to rid the tree of the fungi.

It also tastes like chicken

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Witches Cap Fungi

Mushroom of the Week No. 1

The witches cap mushroom, or Hygrocybe conica, starts off a vivid red-orange with patches of yellow. As it ages it slowly turns black naturally, or bruises black due to injury. This is actually one of the most helpful factors in identification, though the fungi itself is not sought after for its edibility. It cannot be cultivated in labs presently, suggesting that it requires something special from its environment, possibly a mycorrhizal relationship. For this it needs to be investigated further.

Funguary Masterpost

My posts for each day of Funguary!

This event is hosted by feefal and is primarily a drawing challenge in which people draw a mushroom for each day of February. I'm doing each day's drawing, but I'm not one to post my art often, so I will likely end up only be posting a couple of my favorites.

However, I still want to talk about the mycology of these mushrooms, so I'm going to make a post each day in which I talk about some of the cool science behind the mushroom of the day. We've got mushrooms that glow, mushrooms that digest themselves, and mushrooms that cause internal bleeding, so should be fun!

Science tidbits:

Feb 1st: Veiled Lady

Feb 2nd: Chicken of the woods

Feb 3rd: Spotted cort

Feb 4th: Burn Morel

Feb 5th: Enoki

Feb 6th: Inky Cap

Feb 7th: Wrinkled Peach Mushroom

Feb 8th: Destroying Angel

Feb 9th: Parrot Waxcap

Feb 10th: Guepinia

Feb 11th: Devil's Cigar

Feb 12th: Cremini

Feb 13th: Fly Agaric

Feb 14th: Crepidotus

Feb 15th: Puffball

Feb 16th: Mycena Chlorophos

Feb 17th: Pink Waxcap

Feb 18th: Turkey Tail

Feb 19th: Red Basket Stinkhorn

Feb 20th: Pixie Parasol

Feb 21st: Birds Nest Fungi

Feb 22nd: Oyster Mushroom

Feb 23rd: Fairy Ring Mushroom

Feb 24th: Purple Pinwheel

Feb 25: Trumpet of Death

Feb 26th: Indigo Milkcap

Feb 27th: Scarlet Cup

Feb 28th: Caesars Mushroom

Art:

Feb 1st Art: Veiled Lady

Feb 12th Art: Cremini