#fungus Timeline

154d

#Chernobyl #Fungus Seems to Have #Evolved an Incredible Ability
Clinging to walls of one of most #radioactive buildings on Earth, scientists have found a strange black fungus curiously living its best life.
Fungus called Cladosporium sphaerospermum, and scientists think its dark pigment – melanin – may allow it to harness ionizing #radiation through a process similar to the way plants harness light for photosynthesis. Proposed mechanism is referred to as #radiosynthesis.
https://www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fungus-seems-to-have-evolved-an-incredible-ability

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25d

Found this coral fungus today

#fungus #fungi #mushrooms #nature

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13d

Fly amanita

#nature #naturephotography #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #moss #mosstodon #autumn

A photograph of a large fly amanita mushroom, growing right behind a moss covered dead tree lying in the foreground.

The mushroom stands to the right in the frame and is quite large, with a tall white stem and a bright red cap with white specks.

The cap is wide and fully folded out and has a small hole where some animal has eaten a bit of it.

A small fly is sitting near the right edge of the cap.

The background is an out of focus green vignetted blur, with some structure in it.

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14d

Boletus edulis or Porcino mushroom, a delicacy

#nature #naturephotography #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #heather #autumn

A vertical photograph of a reasonably large Boletus edulis mushroom. The mushroom has a domed dark brow cap that is white right at the edge and a lighter stem that darkens further up and has a webbed or striated appearance.

The mushroom grows under a heather shrub with green leaves and a few pale flowers.

Some grass grows around the mushroom and the background is out of focus and heavily vignetted.

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14d

The white tower

#nature #naturephotography #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #moss #mosstodon #autumn

A close up photograph of a white mushroom. The mushroom is quite small, but not tiny, with balanced proportions between the slightly bent white stalk and the white cap. The cap is almost flat at the top and with rounded sides, its edge pointing straight down creating an umbrella shape. The slightly jagged edge hints of gills un the underside, that cannot be seen in the photograph. The cap is translucent enough to give just a hint of light shining on the stem under the cap.

In front of the stem is some green moss, in sharp focus

The background is entirely out of focus. It is green, brightest behind the mushroom and fading away to darkness around the edges.

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10d

#FotoVorschlag 'Nicht mehr oder noch nicht // No longer or not yet'

° Lycoperdon perlatum ° 🍄‍🟫

Der Flaschenstäubling ist zwar nicht mehr vollständig, aber noch nicht komplett aufgefressen worden.
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The bottle #fungus is no longer intact, but has not yet been completely eaten.

#WildlifeWednesday #Nature #Photography #Mushrooms #Fungi #Pilze #FungiFriends #FungiFriday #Mushtodon #MushroomMonday #Outdoors

A cream-coloured bottle fungus with a warty surface, into which wild animals have gnawed two large holes. Brown autumn leaves in the background.

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10d

The flame of the north

#nature #naturephotography #fungus #fungi #moss #mosstodon #autumn #macro #macrophotography

A close up photograph of what is probably a small specimen of Yellow stagshorn fungus. The fungus is a few centimeter tall and is a capless fungus, only having a branched, bright yellow stalk with split tips, resembling small antlers.

The fungus is surrounded by green moss and a few brown pine needles, and the background is a dark, green blur, quite vignetted.

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8d

Inspired by the absolutely incredible photos of #fungi 🍄 posted by the ridiculously talented @arcturus recently, I took a shot when I ran into a shocking profusion of #mushrooms on my hike a couple of days ago. Alas, my very first #FungiFriday will also have to be a #shittember post. Even though I took dozens of photos, I got nothing I was hoping for. In fact (and I'll blame this on my exhaustion, the waning light, and my lack of eyeglasses), I'll be perfectly honest: I thought I was focusing on the mushroom in the foreground. 🤣 Anyway, here it is...

#mushroom #mushtodon #shroomscrolling #fungus #moss #mossy #mosstodon #green #autumn #autumnal #nature #Natur #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #makro #makrofotografie #closeup #photography #Fotografie #amateurphotography