RE: Funghi Friday: 😱 Ghost Mushrooms 🍄
Hi @riverflows Interesting and beautiful your post.
After its initial discovery back in 1840, one of the most bioluminescent species of mushroom known to humans was not seen again until a pair of primatologists recently stumbled upon it in the Brazilian forests. Known as Neonothopanus gardneri, it's one of the 71 recognized species of bioluminescent mushrooms, out of 100,000 identified fungi species, and can grow up to three inches in diameter. Sometimes called "ghost mushrooms" due to their eerie appearance, they are also poisonous to humans, and glow so bright that one can use their green light to read a newspaper in a dark room.
They grow exclusively underground. Each node yields only one Ghost Mushroom with a relatively high respawn time compared to other herbs.
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That's fascinating!!!!! Thanks for sharing. Do they look the same I wonder??
Hi @riverflows No, don't look the same, because the light produced is a byproduct of chemical reactions and this chemical pathway helps the mushrooms breakdown rotting wood into something they can use as nutrients. It is possible that the role of bioluminescence differs among evolutionary lineages of fungi and/or with attributes of their growth environments that could affect spore dispersal, such as wind and insect abundance.
Thank you too. Have a nice night and wish you lots of happiness.
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Hugs to you as well!! You are a myocology expert it seems! That's so interesting! We're going out again to see if we can take someproper photos of them, so keep in touch!
Hi @riverflows I'm an Ecology and Environment Specialist. I find your writing fascinating. However, I will be very happy to analysing the Ghost Mushrooms with you. Cooperation in that sense means sharing information and best practices and being willing to learn from the experiences of others. So, I hope you enjoy your tour.
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Have a wonderful weekend, dear.
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