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[Kassaundra]

how long are they going to be there? or are the a permanent thing?

Not permanent but will be there until the end of October.

 

[miohippus]

That is it, thanks

your welcome

 

[miohippus]

Not permanent but will be there until the end of October.

ok, I will have to take my kidos to see them.

 

[Kassaundra]

ok, I will have to take my kidos to see them.

They will love it.

 

[miohippus]

They will love it.

I bet they loook cool!

 

[bardies]

Okay mushroom lovers, foragers, Nanakat, here is one for you guys to identify??????










Found these in the yard this morning. I didn't have time to take a pic then. This morning the were not dried at all, the stems were thick and plump, the cap was that black, but it was gooey, liquid, black. By the time I got home around noon thirty, the stems had dried to what you see, they black goo firmed up and solidified, the flies were very attracted to it, and it has a mildly unpleasant smell. (keep in mind what I do for a living, the smell may not have been mild to most, but didn't seem horrible to me) Any ideas?

M. caninus to be more specific.... Otherwise known as the dog penis mushroom... here is a more specific page on it: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/mutinus_elegans.html

The stinky goo at the top attracts flies for spore proliferation. Just before the mushroom 'fruits', there is an egg shaped body. These are edible. My father (an advance amateur mycologist) tells me that they are delicious, but I've never managed to find them before the stinkhorn form erupts. When fresh - they are beautiful!!

 

[subhanalah]

M. caninus to be more specific.... Otherwise known as the dog penis mushroom... here is a more specific page on it: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/mutinus_elegans.html

The stinky goo at the top attracts flies for spore proliferation. Just before the mushroom 'fruits', there is an egg shaped body. These are edible. My father (an advance amateur mycologist) tells me that they are delicious, but I've never managed to find them before the stinkhorn form erupts. When fresh - they are beautiful!!

see...I would perish in the bush.

 

[Kassaundra]

M. caninus to be more specific.... Otherwise known as the dog penis mushroom... here is a more specific page on it: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/mutinus_elegans.html

The stinky goo at the top attracts flies for spore proliferation. Just before the mushroom 'fruits', there is an egg shaped body. These are edible. My father (an advance amateur mycologist) tells me that they are delicious, but I've never managed to find them before the stinkhorn form erupts. When fresh - they are beautiful!!

Edible??? wow that surprised me, but that is before the smelly slime comes out of the top.



I thought that is what they looked like, but didn't mention it, good to know it wasn't just my sometimes over active medic imagination gone wild! lol

 

[shelbydog]

see...I would perish in the bush.

Bhahahaha

 

[Kassaundra]

NPR had an interesting story today on the way home. They were reporting about this old shut down copper mine, I forget which state it was in but somewhere north by Canada. This mine was abandoned, and over 10ish years or so back filled w/ ground water. A combo of the water and latent minerals and chemicals basically turned the water to sulfuric acid. It is toxic beyond measure. Several years ago a flock of geese tried to use it as a rest point and all 380 or so in the fl...ock died pretty close to immediately upon exposure to the water, autopsies showed massive internal and external chemical burns. Fast forward a few years and they (local scientist) discover microorg. growing in the water, something they thought totally impossible. One of these was a slime that when tested was able to remove over 80% of the heavy metals from the water, the best that any prior to this discovery was just at 15%. Anyway they got to looking for where this microorg. came from, where else it was found in nature, you are never going to guess where else it was found ................................... are you ready? ................................................. the anal swabs of geese!!!! lol

Thought it was interesting and that you geese guys and gals would find it interesting.