HORROR WEEK- FOTD #144 : apple bolete! (exsudoporus frostii)
the apple bolete (also frost's bolete) is a mycorrhizal fungus in the family boletaceae >:-) it typically grows near the hardwood trees of the eastern US, southern mexico & costa rica.
it was chosen for horror week due to its appearance being reminiscent of muscle tissue !!
the big question : will it kill me??
nope !! however, although they are edible, they are not recommended for consumption as it is quite easy to confuse them with other red boletes. ^^
e. frostii description :
"the shape of the cap of the young fruit body ranges from a half sphere to convex, later becoming broadly convex to flat or shallowly depressed, with a diameter of 5–15 cm (2.0–5.9 in). the edge of the cap is curved inward, although as it ages it can uncurl and turn upward. in moist conditions, the cap surface is sticky as a result of its cuticle, which is made of gelatinized hyphae. if the fruit body has dried out after a rain, the cap is especially shiny, sometimes appearing finely areolate (having a pattern of block-like areas similar to cracked, dried mud). young mushrooms have a whitish bloom on the cap surface.
the colour is bright red initially, but fades with age. the flesh is up to 2.5 cm (1.0 in) thick, & ranges in colour from pallid to pale yellow to lemon yellow. the flesh has a variable staining reaction in response to bruising, so some specimens may turn deep blue almost immediately, while others turn blue weakly & slowly.
the tubes comprising the pore surface (the hymenium) are 9–15 mm deep, yellow to olivaceous yellow (mustard yellow), turning dingy blue when bruised. the pores are small (2 to 3 per mm), circular, & until old age a deep red colour that eventually becomes paler. the pore surface is often beaded with yellowish droplets when young (a distinguishing characteristic), & readily stains blue when bruised. the stipe is 4 to 12 cm (1.6 to 4.7 in) long, & 1 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1.0 in) thick at its apex. it is roughly equal in thickness throughout its length, though it may taper somewhat toward the top ; some specimens may appear ventricose (swollen in the middle). the stipe surface is mostly red, or yellowish near the base ; it is reticulate — characterized by ridges arranged in the form of a net-like pattern."
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Drew myself and my very cool mentor Matt Nolte as Onward characters for his birthday! Next year we’re gonna be dinosaurs 😂
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I'm catching up on the dracula newsletter thingy and i want to make this :o
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GNC culture is my pride bracelet
That’s so cool!
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FOTD #141 : chicken lips! (leotia viscosa)
chicken lips are a species of mushroom-producing fungus in the family leotiaceae. there is little currently know about it !! it can be found growing on dead logs (it is saprotrophic), or under conifer trees.
the big question : can i bite it??
the edibility is currently unknown. ^^
l. viscosa description :
"its stem colour can be yellow, orange to white, & the cap is green. the cap comes in a variety of shapes."
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[fungus description : source]
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try to guess if this is completed or not
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There really is a subreddit for everything, huh?
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alright who’s responsible for fucking up ao3?
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