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These were growing under my chair. Some questions...
- Will it go away if I just clean the chair?
- What species it this?
- Do I have to burn my house down?
- How to avoid them from reappearing?
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Biggest Morel I've Ever Found
Look at that honker!
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/fcc5b688-9186-4e21-b514-e7a5e341addb.jpeg
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Fairy Inkcaps?
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Are slime molds okay around here? I think this is Dog Vomit slime mold?
It's... Bloomed? Multiple times (see background) pile of chipped wood, zone 8 US.
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Striped Coral Orchid - Mycoheterotroph
https://i.imgur.com/0haWj3S.jpeg
I didn't know what this was when I first found it but I thought that it had mycoheterotroph vibes and snapped a photo. iNat confirmed it as Corallorhiza striata. I should have waited a couple days for the flowers to open. Very neat, I will be on the look out for more next season.
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First morels of the season
Usually show up in the garden a couple weeks before they do in the woods.
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I've made a community for lichen
https://i.imgur.com/r4kokHM.jpeg
I started out as a hobby mycologist but I live in Canada and mushrooms can be in short supply during the winter. I took up amateur lichenology to fill the void but I quickly became consumed by them, there was so much I didn't know and the uncharted-territory aspect of it took hold of me. Now I photograph way more lichens than mushrooms and I've started to do a bit of public speaking for my mycology group on lichens and their ecology. I am just an amateur though so I'm not an expert by any means. Pic: Stereocaulon sp. The link is below. ... read full post
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My first time growing Ganoderma lucidum
https://i.imgur.com/MXpGdSQ.jpg
I normally grow things like pioppino, lions mane and oysters, this is my first time growing a polypore. It took a long time, many months haha. I think this was inoculated back in november and I just got around to fruiting a few weeks ago. Lots of spore samples to put under the microscope, let me tell you.
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Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia + 5% KOH makes a gorgeous pigment
https://i.imgur.com/27KIaHR.jpg
Went out to take a look at some massive colonies of Xanthoparmelia growing on a rock face. 5% potassium hydroxide test results in a nice deep yellow, almost green stain on the upper cortex. The medula is also K+, turning a deep blood red/orange. I blotted the soaked lichen on some paper and got this beautiful golden-rod ink. This ink was produced from less than a cm^2^ of lichen and a couple drops of KOH. I would love to experiment more given the abundance of this lichen and the small amount of material needed to produce the ink. This photo was taken 24hrs after staining the paper but I'd need to further test the colour fastness. ... read full post
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Peniophora rufa
https://i.imgur.com/yGfTlrr.jpg
Red tree brain fungus, love to see this guy. Typically only find it on fallen branches that are very soggy but not super rotted.
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Physcia sp. growing on an apple branch
https://i.imgur.com/reW9UrU.jpg
Beautiful lichen I don't see a lot, its probably very common in my area but just not in my normal spots. Apothecia are striking, hope I find more.
I have a site I run on amateur mycology/lichenology. citizenmycology.ca
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Some polypores growing on a cut log
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Amanita Muscaria
Snapped a pic of this cutie awhile ago. Beautiful.
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Made a focus stack of some stick I found while on a walk, I guess my lens was a bit dirty so the dirty spot got repeated a few times since it was hand held
https://pixelfed.social/storage/m/_v2/226886159664549888/6ac28a0f2-92b4f8/BVbNDiWrl63G/JEvaFvNoSOEvIm2nKW8jMDvQrFQjADuFHLUUzc9I.jpg
Made a focus stack of some stick I found while on a walk, I guess my lens was a bit dirty so the dirty spot got repeated a few times since it was hand held ... read full post
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Parasitic Fungus Eating German Wasp [oc]
The first thing this fungus does to its newly infected victim is to take over the insects mind. A zombie is created. the insect is forced to climb up and up. Eventually stopping, it latches on as tight as possible to the nearest branch. The insect will never move again. ... read full post
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Tiny guys on the handrail
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Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Note the fly in the bottom left corner.
I assume it must be quite smelly to attract that?
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Found on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
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Cladonia sp. in spruce forest
https://i.imgur.com/eHy6VG0.jpg
Definitely in my top 3 favourite genera of lichenized fungi. So photogenic too, I always get down on my knees for pixie cups (reindeer lichen too, if I'm being honest).
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Looking for Queensland or Australian specific resources
Just wondering about more local communities and resources that pertain directly to my geographical area. Most resources are generalised, or specific to north america from what i've seen
Books especially appreciated.
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Rusavskia elegans, probably my favorite lichen.
https://i.imgur.com/yJnOUvn.png
Found growing on concrete but I also often find it on metal. Anyone have any idea why it was changed back to Xanthoria elegans in Macrolichens of the PNW?
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A travelling-wave strategy for plant–fungal trade
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08614-xAbstract ... read full post
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ID help? Some kind of polypore? eastern WA, USA
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Little guy from this summer.
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Grifola Fronderosa (Hen of the Woods)
Found over the fall of 2024.