Elfin Saddle by durleybeachbum
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Description
Helvella lacunosa.
A very exciting find for me, and so close to my home! I just happened to notice these by accident in a mountain of beech leaves that the folk across the road pile up on the shrubbery that borders our avenue. They have killed the shrubs, but these almost make up for the vandalism.
It was almost impossible to get a sharp shot of them in the very dark situation, ( see Here) so I removed one and brought it into the garden to get a proper shot. As you know this does not kill the organism, which lives below ground: the structure we see is just the fruiting body.
These are widespread and common BUT I have never seen this one before!
Comments (34)
JuliSonne
OMG...looks like a atomic mushroom. Excellent capture!
Madbat
What the heck is that??? If you poke it does it fart? (Hey, you never know till you ask!)
dakotabluemoon
Wow girl this is fantastic looks like it could explode anytime love this shot.
Razor42
Very cool shot! Awesome shroom!
DAVER2112
Wow! What a bizzare fungus. Wonderful find and capture. :)
Juliette.Gribnau
beautifully captured... the dutch name is : black doggie-bone-shroom ,I had a white one yesterday ( see the album from my today's upload) great photo !
rockstrider
Great looking mushroom - excellent shot!
clbsmiley
Wow! wicked find! :)
jayfar
A first for me too, this is wonderful.
MrsRatbag
Never heard of these, what a beauty and a great windfall!
Fidelity2
It is very nice. I give it a 5+ for you!
pat40
Never seen on like that before, lovely.
helanker
OHHH GOSH what a pretty one. I really love that shroom. Superb shot. :)
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Excellent, I must get out soon on a shroom shoot before the feral youth kick them all down.
dochtersions
A most fantastic shot, Andrea. You have found a beautiful one of this kind. Here we call this "Zwarte Kluifjeszwam", and it's eatable.
blondeblurr
An Elfin saddle? must be a pretty lumpy ride, by the look of that ;) but what a treasure to find - never saw a hairdo like it in my life, with or without the body ... this is very special one indeed! BB
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God Bless.
jendellas
It looks very alien, what a find!!
Hendesse
Looks kind of mutated. Excellent shot, fantastic details and colours.
bluart
excellent shot of that mushroom,we can see the great details of the foot and cap [false morel]
alanwilliams
now that is really strange and unusual, looks like the Elephant man
Wolfmanw
Amazing find and capture. Have never seen one before. Is it a mushroom or a fungus ?
blinkings
WOW I have never seen one of these. What a find. Great stuff Andrea.
Katraz
That's a strange one I hope you didn't let it fruit in your garden.
kaward
What a find! It is such a dramatic structure, like a child's vision of a tree. A truck and mounds of foliage only darker and quite spooky!
sandra46
very impressive and sexy
goodoleboy
Wow, like black peppers melted together! Love the top, the striated stem and the surrounding leaves, A. And, it's widespread and common to you, but a veritable myth to me. You have the market cornered on fungi and insects.
wysiwig
Aw man, Alan stole my line! This is the most bizarre creature I've ever seen. Outstanding capture. The details are great.
danapommet
I liked Shawn's comment and at first I thought this was gross. Checked out both photos and both are wonderful. I need to pay more attention when I am out walking. You are an education in pictures!
npauling
It is a new one for me too. What a fabulous capture of it with all the detail.