Dan McCulloughLarge Artists Conk shelf mushrooms adding to the girth of #ThickTrunkTuesday
My Cat Sighs ᓚᘏᗢ…Nice POV Dan 😊
Justin Pletzfeld@laneybk You beat me by a few seconds 😉
Haha! 😆😆😆 Got ya!
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@jpletzfeld Thank you both! And I didn’t get TOO wet. This is a tree that hovers over a brook. 💧
@jpletzfeld Thank you both! And I didn’t get TOO wet. This is a tree that hovers over a brook. 💧
@danmccullough Where does your great interest in mushrooms come from? I sometimes like to look at them too, but I don't necessarily crawl through the forest on my belly to do so 😜
@jpletzfeld My wife and I were vacationing in Vermont in the 90s when a massive amount of mushrooms sprouted up one morning. We were fascinated. So we went to the one local book store and bought the one mushroom guide they had. Since they don’t run or fly away, it’s a little easier to study them 😅
@danmccullough You're right, they're pretty slow on the run 😂
lfisk@jpletzfeld @danmccullough Some actually can move, albeit kinda slow😉 Saw this Slime Mold video awhile back:
Genius Slime Mold Solves a Maze!
@lfisk @jpletzfeld Yes! Slime Molds can haul butt 🤣 I once marked a slime with a twig in a garden. Next day it had actually climbed the twig for better spore dispersal. It was amazing. Must have been a good 4 inches in less than 24 hours!
@danmccullough @jpletzfeld I've a few dead tree guides in my library and several more digitized versions which are way easier to search...
Any favorites you'd recommend nowadays for amateurs?
Current best is Petersons Mushrooms. Kinda hard to go wrong with a Peterson Field Guide. I have a lot of them...
@lfisk @jpletzfeld I have 30+ guides (lol) and I’ve yet to find one I’m totally happy with. Portable guides tend not to be as thorough as the big chonkers. Still, the one I go to first, and able to bring with me is Barron’s Guide for NE America (Midwest to New England). From what I remember this was originally a Canadian guide and the publisher convinced him to reprint for us Americans 😅 Seeing you’re in MI this might be a good bet as you’d have both countries covered.
@danmccullough @jpletzfeld Thanks👍
I've seen that one in my searches but haven't perused it yet. I will though now😉
I've A LOT of nature type guide books, one is never the end-all guide to a subject😏
@lfisk @jpletzfeld Agreed! Mushroom guides are particularly in that category. The scientific naming is constantly changing so most books are outdated almost immediately. Plus regional common names are not consistent. Argh! If you’ve got a good digital app let me know. I don’t have a single one but would be interested as they can be updated easily!
@danmccullough @jpletzfeld Just digitized books... If I can find any name regional or scientific then I can find more info via internet searching. You already know about gbif.org, which is my go-to for lots (usually) of images to compare to once I have a name. Also good for seeing if any sightings have been made in your area. Finding a Painted Bunting out my window is pretty unlikely and best to look at better candidates😉
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Thanks for the tip. Found a really nice used copy and another time burner (cough, cough) too🙂
Really impressed with this book and see why you like it. Been reading through the intro, found the highlighted text in image truthful and the second highlight amusing. I have copies of Gleason's and Gray's Botany, so familiar with keys and their difficulties😬
@lfisk @jpletzfeld Those highlighted sections are great. Glad you found (a great looking) copy! It had gone out of print for a few years but then they decided to reprint. I often utter “Puffballs & Friends!” when I find something really funky that I’m guessing might be in that chapter. Enjoy! (And the Crosswords too. Sometimes they share the same frustration as keys!)
@danmccullough Great perspective!
Anne Murata@danmccullough This is some shot! 👏🏼
@AnneMurata Thank you! Those mushrooms were big enough to block out the sun!
@danmccullough @AnneMurata Mother Nature rules! 🫶👍🏼