Slippery Jacks by durleybeachbum
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Description
Anyone at school in the UK in the fifties will see why some of this family of fungi, the Boletes, have the nickname 'Penny Buns'.
The ones in this photo are on someone's lawn and I haven't plucked up courage to ring their doorbell and ask if I can gather some to get an accurate ID.
But I think they probably are 'Slippery Jacks', Suillus luteus.,which are associated with pines and are widespread and common.
Comments (22)
Rob2753
The one at the back looks like it has a face :) they do look wet and so probably are slippery - LOL, I am sure they wouldn't have minded if you had rang their doorbell :) Good shot :)
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
JaneEden
They have a beautiful pattern to them and sheen on their skins. hug Jane xx
pat40
Brilliant, I left school 1955
jayfar
Whatever they are this is a smashing picture Andrea.
wysiwig
Nice capture. At first I thought they looked like stones. Zooming in there is definitely a face on the larger one and it looks like its trying to eat the smaller. Sort of a Pac Man thing going on.
ronmolina
Wild!
sandra46
great shot
goodoleboy
Well, I'm not positive, but they sure look like Slippery Jacks to me. I really like the color and low sun lighting effects in this pic.
tofi
What a great find, Andrea! These are really something else! I don't think I've seen ones quite like this... talk about fungi! :) Excellent capture in this lighting, and such excellent texture!
auntietk
Oh, just run over there and ask. They probably don't even know they've got 'em growing in the yard. You'd be surprised at what people don't notice! LOL! One day I saw a tiny shroom in my yard, and when I started looking, I realized the whole yard was littered with the things. They were everywhere! How can you not notice "everywhere?" But there you have it. I agree with Mark ... sort of a PacMan thing going on.
Faemike55
I see the face in the upper shrooms and it seems to be annoyed for some reason Great capture
whaleman
Pluck up! What can they do but say no and chase you down the street with a carving knife, LOL!
kaward
I saw the Pacman thing straight away looking at these! Great shot of these Buns in the moss!
Mark-David-Rogers
Great capture. Supposedly edible but I would not want to try it, as with many on the edge of being quite poisonous there can be unknown reactions to such fungi, concentrations can be in the skins so some people who risk it remove out skins and cook them well... one could tell instantly by checking underneath if it's Suillus luteus.
MrsRatbag
They probably wouldn't mind if you just took them, most people don't care about fungus, just their lawns! WHat a great find!
jendellas
They look really slippery!!
helanker
Yes, They look really slippery :-) Superb shot :)
moochagoo
Good cropping and lighting :)
danapommet
The mushroom in the back looks like a mask. Excellent capture and color.
dakotabluemoon
These are cool all of mine is frozen here we hit 3 degrees below 0 this morning.
Katraz
Nice find.