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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 16h

Encountered so many fungi on our hike in the mountains today! It felt like peak autumn weather today! #mushrooms #fungifriends

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 16h

The moment right before two polypores kissed! #Mushrooms

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 17h

Indeed!

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 19h

Above 4,000 ft elevation, the late fall polypore (Ischnoderma resinosum) is just somehow way more impressive to me! #mushrooms

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 2d

A false chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca) growing under red spruce at 4,449 ft (1,356 m) in the north central Appalachians! #Mushrooms

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 2d

What absolute stunners! #Mushrooms

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 3d

A delightful duo: viscid violet cort and dead moll’s fingers! #Mushrooms #FungiFriends

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 3d

Found this lovely log covered with resinous polypores (Ischnoderma resinosum)! Look at that beautiful guttation! #Mushrooms #FungiFriday

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Derek Hennen, Ph.D. @derekhennen.bsky.social · 10d

Millipede fans rejoice: we published our revision of Apheloria! This is the most common cherry millipede genus, but its taxonomy has been riddled with nebulous subspecies names. No longer! We clarify species limits and provide a distribution map. mapress.com/zt/article/v... @apheloria.bsky.social

Revision of the millipede genus Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921 (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae, Apheloriini) | Zootaxa

mapress.com

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 11d

Incredible fungus and photos!

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 12d

Autumn vibes!

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NPR @npr.org · 12d

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 13d

Corn smut caused by the fungus Mycosarcoma maydis forms large galls on infected ears. The infected corn is edible and considered a delicacy, called huitlacoche! #Mushrooms

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 14d

I encourage you all to add your voice to protectiing the U.S. National Fungus Collection! #Mushrooms #FungiFriends

Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 14d

An important reminder the USDA plans to close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, home of the U.S. National Fungus Collection.

The public comment period is open until 9/30. I encourage you to submit comments to: [email protected]

Why does it matter? www.plantopiapodcast.org/55

Why a Collection of Dead Fungi Matters

www.plantopiapodcast.org

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 14d

An important reminder the USDA plans to close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, home of the U.S. National Fungus Collection.

The public comment period is open until 9/30. I encourage you to submit comments to: [email protected]

Why does it matter? www.plantopiapodcast.org/55

Why a Collection of Dead Fungi Matters

www.plantopiapodcast.org

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 15d

Them (proud and smiling): Want to see a photo of my kids?

Me (proud and smiling too): Sure! Want to see a great photo of spring beauty rust fungus?

#Mushrooms #FungiFriends

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 20d

Moldy fruit season is upon us 🧫🍅🍑🍊! Time to celebrate 🥳! #Mushrooms #FungiFriends

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 21d

West Virginia

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 21d

Remembering that unforgettable scarlet elfcup from last spring! #Mushrooms #FungiFriends

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 21d

Well look at you, you charmingly colossal Cracked Cap Polypore! #Mushrooms #FungiFriends

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 22d

I am not among those. I eat this fungus 5X a year at least.

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 22d

It’s getting pretty ridiculous here - I can’t walk through the forest without running into multiple COTWs (chicken of the woods) prime for harvesting! It’s a foragers paradise! #Mushrooms

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 23d

So cool to find a bulbous honey mushroom (Armillaria gallica) growing right out of a rhizomorph 😍🍯🍄‍🟫! #Mushrooms

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 23d

Saw a really beautiful chicken today in the woods! #Mushrooms

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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 25d

Has it been dry AF due to no rain in forever? Yes! Can I still find beautiful mushrooms and other fungi because I’ve devoted my life to knowing their secrets? Also yes! #Mushrooms #FungiFriends

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