Macro image of the yellow aethelia of a slime mold commonly known as scrambled egg slime and dog vomit slime. This is the bright yellow, active, growing phase.
Scrambled egg and other slime molds are saprophytic, feeding on decaying organic matter. Most often found in moist, shady areas and on materials such as mulch, rotting logs and leaf litter. Usually showing up after warm, wet periods.
Area of mold measured 33 x 21 cm.
Link to triptych image of mold observed over 12 hour intervals: www.flickr.com/photos/112623317@N03/51961270876/in/photol...
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I saw this pretty little grouping of mushrooms recently, I believe genus Parasola.
Around 50 mm in height
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Forming a lovely visual against the soil, this fungus is saprobic, feeding on decomposing organic matter. The fruiting bodies resemble tiny, egg-filled bird's nests which lend it the common name.
Here is a grouping exhibiting the various stages of growth, maturity and spore dispersal.
Each fruiting body 5mm in diameter.
Any advice re specific species appreciated.
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How lovely, seeing this little community of fungi, lichen and moss on a broken branch lying on the forest floor, benefitting each other in regard nutrients, shelter. So pretty, the colours and shapes.
I believe these are oyster mushrooms.
Seen in south-west Pennsylvania, USA.
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A recent truffle hunt resulted in some prize finds.
I learned that here in Australia we have around 300 native truffle species, but this is Tuber melanosporum, the black Périgord truffle, native to southern Europe.
Black truffles are associated with oaks, hazelnut, cherry and other deciduous trees and are harvested in late autumn and winter.
The round, subterranean fruiting bodies (ascocarps) have a black-brown skin with small pyramidal cusps. They have a strong, aromatic smell and normally reach a size of up to 10 cm.
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