Spooky Fungi

Spooky Fungi

I put all of the links to the images in the image description:)

If anyone wants me to make a more elaborate post on one or more of these species, just leave a comment or an ask:))

CW: if you do not like pictures of bugs, do not scroll further than the heading "Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps".

Devils's fingers - Clathrus archeri

Dead man's fingers - Xylaria polymorpha

Witches' butter - Tremella mesenterica

Black witches' butter - Exidia glandulosa

Devil's tooth fungus - Hydnellum peckii

Candy apple bolete - Exsudoporus frostii

Purple jellydisc fungus - Ascocoryne sarcoides

Bleeding fairy helmet - Mycena haematopus

Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps

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Mutuals

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PESTO THE PENGUIN HAS A WIKIPEDIA PAGE!!!!

HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTILL NOW!?!?!

PESTO IS SUCH A CUTIEEE!!! AAAAAAAAA

I wanted to take pictures of the ink caps today and I kid you not . . . they mowed the grass and took the mushrooms with it! WHY!?!?!?!?

It's that time of the season again . . . . .

Coprinus comatus a.k.a the shaggy ink cap has returned!

Where I live they're in nearly every grassy meadow! It's awesome! A great start to October:)

Apples with chimeral stripes . . .

They are really neat imo!

Fossil Shark Teeth ID Project - Part 2

I am currently working on a shark teeth ID project. It is a personal project I am working on because I got gifted a multitude of fossil shark teeth of various species.

Up untill now I have only been able to identify one shark species, because the teeth are so characteristic. The teeth (seen in the picture below) belong to the species the Broadnose Sevengill Shark or Notorynchus cepedianus.

The Broadnose Sevengill Shark belongs to the family of Cow Sharks or Hexanchidae, which are considered the most primitive of sharks.

I actually just recently watched a documentary covering Broadnose Sevengill Sharks with Forrest Galante. It was called 'Alien Sharks: Strange New Worlds', it was from Sharkweek 2023 and it was really good!

I also have two different teeth which I am having a lot more difficulties with identifying (see the two pictures below). If anyone has any clue of which species these teeth may belong to, please let me know:)

This music is amazing! I'll probably listen to this the whole autumn! To this and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.

This song is so good! I'm dying! I love the halloween vibes! I'm legit counting the days 'till halloween.