RE: The Amateur Mycologist #35 - Update - Likely Licea variabilis Slimemold! Morphological Transformation Caught On Time Lapse - In Depth Analysis
Always happy to see another fungal enthusiast!
There are definitely a group of interested parties here on steemit, although I'm sorry to say I haven't heard from several of my favorite mushrooms nerds recently - @fabulousfungi @elianasgarden where have you gone!? - but lots of others do take an interest in mycology, especially in the homesteading community, where mushrooms are probably encountered more frequently, and sometimes with an eye toward foraging.
I will often cross post my content between here, my website and reddits /r/mycology and /r/slimemolds subs - as well as the slimemoldcollective now and again. All great resources. Also, the links and books that I cite to are also great resources if you want to get a hint for various IDs.
Eventually though it is helpful to learn from more experienced people in person, so get involved in your local mycological society. I'm quite sure there is one near you as the Pacific Northwest is a fungal paradise!
Looking forward to seeing you around!
I just followed the missing mycologists you tagged. Maybe we can bring them out of hiding ;D. Also, NICE SITE. Definitely will keep checking for new content.
I'm a member of the Pacific nw mushroom page on fb. My area is full of chanterelles and I'm working on training my dog to hunt truffles! Also am attending truffle fest here next month.
Feel free to tag me in any articles you think i might enjoy. Always down for nice mushroom read!
Once i make my intro post ill start sharing the crazy fun-guys growing all over my property. I've recently tried cloning turkey tails and they aren't dead yet so i may do a time lapse of that AS WELL as the time lapse of a certain magical variety whose spores i ordered last night ;)
I have not even broached the topic of growing from spore yet, as I've never tried, but I have a non psychoactive coprinus and Agaricus species i want to try with.
You seem to be very knowledgeable and I'm always super excited to connect with a new mushroom enthusiast!
The only thing is I don't ever talk about those "special mushrooms" in my blog, although I'm sure they would increase readership if I did. Given their legal status here in the US, out of an excess of caution, I try not to upvote related content either. I only mention in order to point out that everything we post on steemit is, in theory, immutably and publicly disclosed on the blockchain - so I take a very conservative view on these kinds of issues.
Having said that you will have my eyes, ears and vote on any other mycological content! Really want to see the fungal ecosystem you're living in and very interested in the cloned turkey tails!
Edit: Although to be clear, there are no psychoactive components in the spores of those mushrooms! Only in the final fruiting body.
Edit 2: Also don't mean to scare yiu off by broaching the topic - it's just the permanence and transparency is something to be cognizant about if you decide to go that route content wise.
That was one of my concerns. Not only because i have no anonymity on here, but because forum-trolls looove to ruin peoples non-internet lives. Of course they could be "only for scientific research purposes and promptly destroyed afterwards." :) ive just always wanted to try growing indoor from spores and these certain ones seem to be a very adaptive, resilient strain so i thought itd be a fun first experiment. :)