EyeInHand
@eyeinhand@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Two things:
1) I never thought I would see Bird’s Nest fungus.
2) I had no idea they are so tiny.

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This image shows a fascinating collection of bird’s nest fungi (likely species from the genus Nidularia or Crucibulum), which get their name from their resemblance to tiny bird nests with "eggs" inside. These small cup-shaped fungi contain peridioles—the dark, round structures that look like eggs. The peridioles contain spores and are spread by raindrops that splash them out of the "nest." Surrounding the ripe fruiting nest parts are the closed buds of dozens more.
This image shows a fascinating collection of bird’s nest fungi (likely species from the genus Nidularia or Crucibulum), which get their name from their resemblance to tiny bird nests with "eggs" inside. These small cup-shaped fungi contain peridioles—the dark, round structures that look like eggs. The peridioles contain spores and are spread by raindrops that splash them out of the "nest." Surrounding the ripe fruiting nest parts are the closed buds of dozens more.
This image shows a fascinating collection of bird’s nest fungi (likely species from the genus Nidularia or Crucibulum), which get their name from their resemblance to tiny bird nests with "eggs" inside. These small cup-shaped fungi contain peridioles—the dark, round structures that look like eggs. The peridioles contain spores and are spread by raindrops that splash them out of the "nest." Surrounding the ripe fruiting nest parts are the closed buds of dozens more.
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@odawgie@meow.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Celebrating #FungiFriday with officially the teeniest mushroom I've photographed; I'm still pretty new to real macro photography and it's proven to be quite the challenge, particularly on film, but wow is it satisfying when the effort pays off!

#mushtodon #sporespondence #mushrooms #fungi #Mosstodon #film #filmphotography #macrophotography

color film photo of a pair of tiny, light brown mushrooms growing from a dense carpet of short, green moss; they have narrow stipes each leading to a round cap that curves slightly inward around the edge; looking closely at the cap, one can see that it's covered in tiny white granules and seems to be ever so slightly pleated, creating the appearance of dark stripes running towards the edge where the gills are presumably attached inside; in the foreground, the blurred outlines of several even smaller specimens are visible
color film photo of a pair of tiny, light brown mushrooms growing from a dense carpet of short, green moss; they have narrow stipes each leading to a round cap that curves slightly inward around the edge; looking closely at the cap, one can see that it's covered in tiny white granules and seems to be ever so slightly pleated, creating the appearance of dark stripes running towards the edge where the gills are presumably attached inside; in the foreground, the blurred outlines of several even smaller specimens are visible
color film photo of a pair of tiny, light brown mushrooms growing from a dense carpet of short, green moss; they have narrow stipes each leading to a round cap that curves slightly inward around the edge; looking closely at the cap, one can see that it's covered in tiny white granules and seems to be ever so slightly pleated, creating the appearance of dark stripes running towards the edge where the gills are presumably attached inside; in the foreground, the blurred outlines of several even smaller specimens are visible
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@odawgie@meow.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Celebrating #FungiFriday with officially the teeniest mushroom I've photographed; I'm still pretty new to real macro photography and it's proven to be quite the challenge, particularly on film, but wow is it satisfying when the effort pays off!

#mushtodon #sporespondence #mushrooms #fungi #Mosstodon #film #filmphotography #macrophotography

color film photo of a pair of tiny, light brown mushrooms growing from a dense carpet of short, green moss; they have narrow stipes each leading to a round cap that curves slightly inward around the edge; looking closely at the cap, one can see that it's covered in tiny white granules and seems to be ever so slightly pleated, creating the appearance of dark stripes running towards the edge where the gills are presumably attached inside; in the foreground, the blurred outlines of several even smaller specimens are visible
color film photo of a pair of tiny, light brown mushrooms growing from a dense carpet of short, green moss; they have narrow stipes each leading to a round cap that curves slightly inward around the edge; looking closely at the cap, one can see that it's covered in tiny white granules and seems to be ever so slightly pleated, creating the appearance of dark stripes running towards the edge where the gills are presumably attached inside; in the foreground, the blurred outlines of several even smaller specimens are visible
color film photo of a pair of tiny, light brown mushrooms growing from a dense carpet of short, green moss; they have narrow stipes each leading to a round cap that curves slightly inward around the edge; looking closely at the cap, one can see that it's covered in tiny white granules and seems to be ever so slightly pleated, creating the appearance of dark stripes running towards the edge where the gills are presumably attached inside; in the foreground, the blurred outlines of several even smaller specimens are visible