mycology

Went on a trip recently to North and South Island and saw some cool mushrooms… the blue ones were a surprise find....

On the 9 June 2023, at Mala, Karkala, Karnataka, India, researchers found Rao’s intermediate golden-backed frog, (Hylarana intermedia) with a rather fetching, fungal companion growing out of it’s side...

‍The inclusion of fungi as an official area of interest puts funga on an equal footing as flora and fauna when referring to macroscopic life on Earth. Funga refers to “fungi of a specific region, habitat, or geological period,” serving as an equivalent concept to flora and fauna for plants and animals. This historic step...

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Many signature French cheeses currently rely on just one single fragile strain of fungi — Penicillium camemberti — which is unfortunately at risk of dying out....

On Thursday, Montana health officials published an outbreak analysis of poisonings linked to the honeycombed fungi in March and April of last year. The outbreak sickened 51 people who ate at the same restaurant, sending four to the emergency department. Three were hospitalized and two died. Though the health officials didn’t...

Ophiocordyceps clavulata is a fungi parasite of scale insects feeding on trees including Pignut Hickory and American Hazel. It grows up to 4 mm...

staghorn fungi at longshaw Found in wood at longshaw below pond...

Phaeocalicium polyporaeum is a tiny mycoparasitic fungus, seen here on its most common host, Trichaptum cf biforme, although it has also been reported on Trametes versicolor.

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This is hair ice. It is formed on dead barkless wood and a fungus called Exidiopsis effusa is the main reason. I found this and many more, during late autumn in a forest in Northern Denmark

This is from earlier this year in Northern Denmark

I have no knowledge but loads of fascination towards mushrooms and fungus in general

I think it’s a Lycoperdon. Maybe Lycoperdon perlatum.

A big ol’ Pseudoinonotus dryadeus aka “oak bracket”. These fruit bodies can overwinter and last multiple years! This one was about 2ft across

Mycelial fibers, the fibrous cells found in fruiting mushroom bodies, have gained momentum as a sustainable material for making faux-leather and packaging owing to their excellent formability. Recently, a team of researchers has found a simple way of obtaining mycelial fibers, called ‘mycelial pulp,’ from fruiting mushroom...

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