A patch of green and splashes of red and white.
Taken with my Canon 5DsR and Sigma Art 24â70 in Surea, between Gilze and Oosterhout â a gray day, yet the forest was alive with colour and quiet stories. On a bed of moss and fallen leaves stood a single Amanita muscaria â the fly agaric â but not as we usually know it. Its brilliant red cap was covered in a delicate white layer that resembled a dusting of snow. Only later did I realize: this wasnât weather, but another fungus growing upon it. A fungus infecting a fungus â a rare and fascinating encounter.
In mycology, such infections occur when parasitic species like Hypomyces invade the fruiting body of another mushroom, spreading their hyphae through its tissues. They slowly consume the hostâs nutrients, altering its colour, texture, and even shape. This quiet struggle plays out unseen, yet itâs part of the forestâs endless cycle of decay and renewal â nothing in nature is truly wasted.
I crouched low in the moss to capture it, trying to show not just a mushroom, but a story of resilience, interdependence, and the hidden wars of the microscopic world.
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