Candlesnuff Fungus by durleybeachbum
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Description
Xylaria longipes.
This is a very common club like fungus that resembles a burnt candle wick when young. Widespread and very common, on the deadwood of broadleaved trees, especially beech, although this group is on Laurel in my garden.
Comments (12)
Mondwin
Beautiful capture my friend!!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
CavalierLady
Wow! And yet again you introduce to us something I've never seen or heard of. Wonderful close up. (and the tiny little brown spot in the center that looks like some kind of slug?)
Juliette.Gribnau
beautiful !!
anahata.c
Maria said it perfectly. I Learn a ton here, and having seen a recent shot of your book collection, it's obvious you've learned a boatload about nature, including the bizarre exotic world of fungi. This looks like a headdress. And yeah, there's a slug there! Hangin' out, enjoying the view. (What must it be like to go through life being called "a slug"?) These tentacles are almost 'frosted'. Another eye popping piece of nature from you, all from your environs. Wonderful capture, Andrea.
(Did I tell you my only fungus joke? Here goes: A mushroom goes to a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender says, "we don't serve mushrooms." The mushroom says, "I"m not a mushroom." The bartender says, "no, you're a mushroom." The mushroom says: "Look: I want a drink, and I want it now!" The bartender says: "Sir? We don't serve mushrooms, and you're a mushroom!" And the mushroom says: "Nope: You're wrong. I'm a fun guy!") (fungi??? I told you it wasn't funny...)
auntietk
The baby slug gives this an extra little pizzaz! Such an incredible form, with all those antlers.
Hendesse
Reminds somehow of deer antlers. Excellent shot, fantastic details and colours.
MrsRatbag
Another cool find, I haven't seen these in real life; your garden is a wealth of opportunity!
X-PaX
I've never seen something like this before. Thank you for sharing this one Andrea. Beautiful capture.
jendellas
Looks like deers antlers.
photosynthesis
Very unique (in my experience at least) & a wonderful shot of a small piece of the natural world that brings out all it's dazzling glory. You have a great eye for this kind of hidden beauty...
wysiwig
Xylaria longipes. Sounds like a medieval character to me. Interesting how so many of your fungi look like inhabitants of an exoplanet we might visit in the distant future.
This could work well as an image for one of your song lyric challenges:
Put your hands up in the air, wave 'em like you just don't care ~ Bounce
And, yes, they do look like antlers.
Glendaw
What a gorgeous macro shot Andrea !
The colors and details are amazing..