Funguary Day 6: Inky Cap

Time for the grand reveal the poisonous mushroom was...

Mushroom A!

Yet again, the people of Tumblr have had a surprising amount of common sense. Just you wait though, I'll get ya'll next time.

Mushroom A: Blushing wood mushroom

Mushroom B: Prince mushroom (edible)

Pick a mushroom to eat!

Time for my favorite game, guess the mushroom that won't kill you! The People™️ did so well on my last one in fact that I've made it harder this time :D

Enjoy!

Funguary Day 23: Fairy Ring Mushroom

Different countries across Europe have varying folklore and myths about fairy rings

English+Celtic: In English and Celtic folklore fairy rings were created by fairies and elves dancing in a circle. It was said that if humans joined in the dance the fairies would punish them, and make them dance in the circle until they passed out from exhaustion

German: Things in German folklore took a more sinister turn as fairy rings were actually known as witches rings. It was believed that they were a place where witches would dance on Walpurgis night, a spring celebration six months before halloween 

Austrian: It was said that fairy rings were created when dragons burned them into the forest floor with their fiery tails 

There are many more myths about fairy rings, from being portals to other worlds, to being used as dinner tables for fairies, to being good luck and a sign of a fairy village underground. 

See the rest of my posts for funguary here!

reblog to squish him

Mushroom fact of the week!

Spalting is a pattern of dark black webs that appears in wood. It's quite sought after in woodworking for its unique appearance, but is actually caused by competition between the different fungi inhabiting the log.

The black lines are what's known as zone lines. Fungi make walls when they feel another fungi nearing in on their territory to protect their resources, resulting in black lines.

A team that (almost) rivals Ivory and Ranboo

“vote scar!!” “No vote zam!!” Yap yap yap YAPPPPP NO I SAY WE VOTE BOTH. Put them on the same percentage, I want to see them both on a team

i fear they would be unstoppable

Not flowers :D

These flowers are not flowers, but rather a parasitic fungi's "pseudo flowers" it uses to spread its spores

The fungi infects the plant and siphons off its nutrients. In order to reproduce the fungi sterilizes the host plant, preventing it from making its own flowers.

It then forces the plant to grow yellow "pseudo flowers" that contain the fungi's spores. These spores are collected by pollinators same as the plant's own pollen would be and transferred from plant to plant, spreading the infection.

Its here!!! Weeks of work and we finished it!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAA I'm so excited

(I was the artist for the project, hope y'all love my stunting rendition of Your Left Sock)

Project: Mycelium

Woah. So. Me and @themushroomstheyfoundme were working on a collaborative piece for the Two to Tango segment of @mcyt-soulmate-sweepstakes !! The end product is a short piece of found media set inside a world we built and it's really cool >:D

the whole thing is under the cut, but you can also check it out at this link for the higher-quality pdf version to get a more immersive experience :>

trigger warning for a teensy teensy bit of blood towards the end, btw

Funguary Day 24: Purple pinwheel

Pinwheel mushrooms are often overlooked not because of their size but because of their tendency to completely shrivel up and dry out in dry conditions, blending into the leaf litter. They can fully dry out over the course of the day, appearing dead, and restore completely to their original state just a few minutes after being submerged in water. 

The image below left was taken of a pinwheel mushroom (though not a purple pinwheel) just after a rain and the image below right was taken around noon the following day

This property was named “marcescence” by Elias Magnus Fries. The purpose has not been fully explained but it is possible that it is to maximize spore release when conditions are more favorable.

See the rest of my posts for funguary here!

Funguary Day 19: Red Basket Stinkhorn

Most mushrooms spread their spores by releasing them to the wind, but not stinkhorns. Stinkhorns contain their spores in a stinky goo called gleba. The Red Basket Stinkhorn’s gleba is located on the inside of its lattice. Flies are attracted to the foul smell of the stinkhorns and flock to it, getting the gleba on them and spreading the spores to wherever they go next. 

See the rest of my posts for funguary here!

Funguary Day 11: Devils cigar

While emerging from the ground this mushroom looks like a cigar, giving it its name. When there is a sudden change in humidity (for example a rainstorm) this mushroom suddenly opens up, releasing its spores in a puff of “smoke”. Due to the pressure the spores release almost explosively, creating an audible hiss.  

It is also extremely rare, only being found in Texas and Japan