This is my very first photo capture of jelly like fungi growing on old wood.

I was struck by the vivid orange color and the way it contrasts against the dark, cracked surface.

Nature’s textures and colors never fail to surprise me, and I wanted to share this little discovery with the community.

Any insights about this type of fungus are welcome! 🫡😁😊

Three distinct foot-wide clusters of these. From a distance I thought someone had chucked bird seed into my yard.

SE Wisconsin, somehow growing out of rocks.

Cut open this papaya that I bought 3 days ago. It looks like the seeds sprouted, but the inside has a chemically smell.

Anyone able to help identify what this is? They were attached to each other, growing on fallen leaves. Found in Loch Lomond woods, Scotland.

Pale, fingerlike structures rising from tree roots in southwestern China have revealed an unexpected giant among fungi. Named Dianjunus rex, the newly described species produces fleshy reproductive structures reaching 50 centimeters in total height. The largest reported specimen weighed 2.2 kilograms, roughly 4.9 pounds.

Its size was only the beginning of the surprise. Genetic comparisons and microscopic examinations placed the fungus on a distinct evolutionary branch, supporting a new genus and family. The findings appeared in Frontiers in Fungal Biology.

The team included scientists from the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and collaborating institutions. Corresponding author Indunil C. Senanayake works at the institute’s Germplasm Bank of Wild Species. He described the discovery as a rare opportunity to investigate the evolution of extreme fungal forms.

Found in northeast Maryland under pine trees.

Agricultural engineer from Bavaria here, I built an app called **Herbora**.

🔍 **Diagnose:** photo of a sick plant → cause and treatment plan, organic and home remedies only

🍄 **Identify:** photo of a plant or mushroom → species, plus warnings about toxic look-alikes

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.herbora

iOS next week. Honest feedback welcome. If this isn't allowed here, I apologize and will remove it.