CamJul 13
Saw a couple of these polyhedral fungi out on my mtb ride. Is #fungiverse a thing?
Show threadMoss
@bitshifter isn't it #mushtodon ?
Jul 13 at 2:57amWeb
Show threadPurpleJillybeans Jul 13
@pearofdoom Both are valid. There's also #sporespondence. And of course #FungiFriday.
Show threadPetra van CronenburgJul 13
@PurpleJillybeans πŸ‘ @pearofdoom
Show threadmorebentoJul 13
@PurpleJillybeans @pearofdoom I’m so happy to hear of this
Show threadCamJul 13
@pearofdoom ah I didn't know about that one
Show threadLee 🌏Jul 13
@pearofdoom #FungiFriday
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CamJul 13
Saw a couple of these polyhedral fungi out on my mtb ride. Is #fungiverse a thing?
Show threadCamJul 13
these are known as white basket fungi and are native to NZ and Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileodictyon_cibarium
Ileodictyon cibarium - Wikipedia

Show threadChancerubbageJul 13

@bitshifter

BRB making some white chocolate bark pretzels for the next mycological meet-up.

Show threadLevel 98 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦Jul 13
@bitshifter Wow! I've not seen one of those, I wonder which parts of Australia, because either I've been unlucky / unobservant / or they're not around my neck of the woods - any or multiple are possible!
Show threadCamJul 13
@level98 yeah the Wikipedia page is not super informative on that front. There's an Australian PDF in the references which mentions "Fruits year-round in tropical and subtropical areas" and observations in QLD. I imagine places that aren't too dry.
Show threadLevel 98 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦Jul 13
@bitshifter Qld would explain why I haven't come across it... only visited there a few times.
Show threadMossJul 13
@bitshifter isn't it #mushtodon ?
Show threadPurpleJillybeans Jul 13
@pearofdoom Both are valid. There's also #sporespondence. And of course #FungiFriday.
Show threadPetra van CronenburgJul 13
@PurpleJillybeans πŸ‘ @pearofdoom
Show threadmorebentoJul 13
@PurpleJillybeans @pearofdoom I’m so happy to hear of this
Show threadCamJul 13
@pearofdoom ah I didn't know about that one
Show threadLee 🌏Jul 13
@pearofdoom #FungiFriday
Show threadOliver SeilerJul 13

@bitshifter

So did I 😁

#fungiverse #FungiFriday

Show thread@dingensJul 13
@oseiler @bitshifter I just put your photos into the "Seek" app and it gave me https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileodictyon_cibarium
Ileodictyon cibarium - Wikipedia

Show threadOliver SeilerJul 13
@dingens @bitshifter yes, that's the one
Show threadOliver SeilerJul 13

@dingens @bitshifter also see

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=382779

Observations

Observations of White Basket Fungus

iNaturalist
Show threadMichael JasonSmithJul 13
@bitshifter TΕ«tae kehua! (Lit. β€œghost poo”.)
Show threadMrinappropriateJul 13
@mpj17 @bitshifter Love this. πŸ˜‚
Show thread*sparkling anxiety* EvelynJul 13
@mpj17 @bitshifter If they didn't have a name, I was thinking "Buckyshrooms." But "Ghost Poo" is better. πŸ‘»
Show threadCamJul 13
@Gorfram @mpj17 ghost poo is a great name πŸ˜‚
Show threadFediThing πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆJul 13
@bitshifter Oh wow! That's so weird 😲
Show threadJayne πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆJul 13

@bitshifter

Our dogs have balls like this and they love them 😳

https://www.amazon.co.uk/vdp/1c93bcb80c954fa5addd9029af7720f8

JW Brand Video

JW Brand Video

@amazon
Show threadRoss of OttawaJul 13

@bitshifter wow, truth is stranger than fiction sometimes.

Looks like it's made by a high school math teacher out of crumpled aluminum foil and spray painted white.

Thx for sharing! BTW - what's the scale of the thing?

Show threadCamJul 13
@ottaross it's about 10 cm length wise at a guess
Show threadRicardo MartΓ­n Jul 13
@bitshifter We're all part of the mycelium /s
Show threadKevin RussellJul 13

@bitshifter

It is now
#fungiverse

Show threadM. NewtonJul 14
@bitshifter They're for knitting gloves! πŸ˜