eclectech , to random
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Well yes, I could have a pristine lawn, but then I wouldn't make discoveries like this wee cutie in there.

unlibroprestado Bot , to random Spanish
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pour servir by Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832; Audouin, Jean Victor, 1797-1841- ~ https://archive.org/details/pourservir06pt3cuvi

lemondisco , to random
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This woodchip pile just keeps giving, I've seen a few lovely fungi friends emerge from it now. Today it was the turn of these wavy wonders.

A top down view of a crinkly crop of fungi. The fungi is light beige and looks like cracked eggshells. It's emerging in waves from a pile of light brown woodchips.

baba_lilith , to random
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Lots going on today too

Deep pink small flowers just blooming, also a tiny bonus spider on a leaf
A shelf fungus growing on a downed birch tree in a forest

BjornIdle , to random
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I'm going to miss mushroom season in NZ this year, having jumped straight from early Autumn to a northern hemisphere Spring.

Here's a clump of Inky Caps from last year that I never got around to tooting...

danmccullough , to random
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The intricate undersides of Trichaptum biforme on a fallen birch.

unlibroprestado Bot , to random Spanish
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The Lepidoptera of Ceylon by Moore, Frederic, 1830-1907 ~ https://archive.org/details/lepidopteraofcey01moor #fungi #butterflies #birds #nature #book #archive #scientificillustration

unlibroprestado Bot , to random Spanish
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British birds by Thorburn, Archibald -1860-1935- ~ https://archive.org/details/britishbirds01thor #fungi #butterflies #birds #nature #book #archive #scientificillustration

unlibroprestado Bot , to random Spanish
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Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies : selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson -1806-1878- ~ https://archive.org/details/illustrationsofn05hewi

loren , to random
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jelly fungus!!! specifically American Amber Jelly Fungus i believe!

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205050478#activity_identification_98ccad84-8585-404d-b008-0ac2c8778f1a

same mushroom clump but focus is shifted back to a smaller chunk with some light filtering through part of it making it glow orange
same mushroom clump but closer in still to that secondary small clump focusing on the part where the light is filtering through

nisemikol , to random
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Little brown mushrooms in a sea of moss

Clianthus , to random
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A cute little shroom I found on my walk today.

unlibroprestado Bot , to random Spanish
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British birds by Thorburn, Archibald -1860-1935- ~ https://archive.org/details/britishbirds01thor #fungi #butterflies #birds #nature #book #archive #scientificillustration

unlibroprestado Bot , to random Spanish
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Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies : selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson -1806-1878- ~ https://archive.org/details/illustrationsofn05hewi

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Hagukh , to random
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On its way to the light...

FrazzledBrynn , to random
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Scarlet Elf Cups! Slightly nibbled but not by me, although apparently(?) you can eat these, which I did not expect xD

These were everywhere, covering logs and the mossy ground. At a distance I assumed they were bottle caps or discarded orange peel, then close up they look red candle wax shaped into tiny bowls for magical creatures.

Another perfectly round, slightly nibbled red bowl nestled in the moss and twigs

danmccullough , to random
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For , a fruiting of Turkey Tail [Trametes versicolor] with a variety of bright and muted colors.

bbenz , to random
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After planting ramp starts for a few hours I started hiking home, keeping an eye peeled for morels. I almost walked past this devil's urn (Urnula craterium) in my morel frenzy. Glad I didn't.

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British birds by Thorburn, Archibald -1860-1935- ~ https://archive.org/details/britishbirds01thor #fungi #butterflies #birds #nature #book #archive #scientificillustration

Hellybootwader , to random
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Very wet today, but the fungi didn’t seem to mind.

furqanshah , to random
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🌱☘️🌿 Feeding time! 🐌🐚

A giant garden snail feeding on lichen.

appassionato , to bookstodon group
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Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore by Lawrence Millman

A–Z treasury of mushroom lore. With more than 180 entries—on topics as varied as Alice in Wonderland , chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and waxy caps—this collection will transport both general readers and specialists into the remarkable universe of fungi.

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Combining ecological, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary knowledge, author and mycologist Lawrence Millman discusses how mushrooms are much more closely related to humans than to plants, how they engage in sex, how insects farm them, and how certain species happily dine on leftover radiation, cockroach antennae, and dung. He explores the lives of individuals like African American scientist George Washington Carver, who specialized in crop diseases caused by fungi; Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit , who was prevented from becoming a professional mycologist because she was a woman; and Gordon Wasson, a J. P. Morgan vice-president who almost single-handedly introduced the world to magic mushrooms. Millman considers why fungi are among the most significant organisms on our planet and how they are currently being affected by destructive human behavior, including climate change. With charming drawings by artist and illustrator Amy Jean Porter, Fungipedia offers a treasure trove of scientific and cultural information.
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    • ai6yr , to random
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    Washington Post: Using AI to spot edible mushrooms could kill you

    "Now, a new assortment of AI-powered mushroom identifiers are popping up in the Apple, Google and OpenAI app stores. These tools use artificial intelligence to analyze photos or descriptions of mushrooms and compare them to known varieties....With its high stakes and frequent mess-ups, mushroom identification is a bad candidate for automation, but companies are doing it anyway..."
    (maybe paywall)

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/18/ai-mushroom-id-accuracy/

    SrRochardBunson ,
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    @ai6yr yeah...that's a horrible idea.

    https://archive.ph/koezN

    "There are old mushroom hunters and there are bold mushroom hunters, but there aren't any old, bold mushroom hunters."

    appassionato , to photography group
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    Recycling

    https://www.tumblr.com/earthanthem/745158743037247488

    @photography

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