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@appassionato@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Plants & Fungi category, second place: Galactic Ghost

‘During the autumn months, Tasmania sees a brief explosion of a short-lived bioluminescent fungus, the so-called ghost fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis) in secluded damp forest patches affixed to rotting trees.

Photograph: Benjamin Alldridge

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#astrophotography
#fungus
#bioluminescence
#MilkyWay

Photograph showing a dark forest scene, looking upward from the ground toward a deep blue night sky, where a band of clustered stars and cloud-like forms stretches upward. On the ground, a clump of bioluminescent fungi are a shockingly bright neon green.
Photograph showing a dark forest scene, looking upward from the ground toward a deep blue night sky, where a band of clustered stars and cloud-like forms stretches upward. On the ground, a clump of bioluminescent fungi are a shockingly bright neon green.
Photograph showing a dark forest scene, looking upward from the ground toward a deep blue night sky, where a band of clustered stars and cloud-like forms stretches upward. On the ground, a clump of bioluminescent fungi are a shockingly bright neon green.
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earthling
@appassionato@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Climate category, third place: Bleached

‘An unprecedented heatwave struck the coast of Western Australia during the summer of 2024-2025. We headed out to document the worst coral bleaching event ever recorded on the Ningaloo reef. White skeletons of suffering corals swept far beyond what our eyes could see. An estimated 60-80% of our reef was bleaching before our eyes.’

Photograph: Brooke Pyke

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#Australia
#CoralReefs
#bleaching

' White skeletons of suffering corals swept far beyond what our eyes could see.'
' White skeletons of suffering corals swept far beyond what our eyes could see.'
' White skeletons of suffering corals swept far beyond what our eyes could see.'
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