madhatter 0 #1 July 9, 2008 Does anyone know what these things are? Reminds me of the 'Alien' movies A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #2 July 9, 2008 Never seen anything like it. Where do they grow? Can you eat them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #3 July 9, 2008 There're 4 of these things in various stages growing on the farm where I stay - Western Cape, SA. I've been living in the area for 12+ years now & have never seen one in all my hiking around here. They look like a very short-stemmed mushroom before they start to split open & the webby thingy emerges. It feels like soft cartilage with a very slimy coating. Not sure I want to be the first to taste, but I can freeze a bit & send it to you to try A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #4 July 9, 2008 Umm, that's OK, the honour should be yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #5 July 9, 2008 Added some more pics. The 'housing' varies between 1,5" & 2", the skeleton/web/alien/wtf is 5" to 7" across.A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #6 July 9, 2008 Have you been feeding LSD to your 'shrooms?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MiataMan 0 #7 July 9, 2008 They are Latticework or cage fungi. http://christmashills.blogspot.com/search?q=Ileodictyon+cibarium+-+Lattice+fungus+A man without a mustache is like a hamburger without a bun, Un-American. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #8 July 9, 2008 Quote They are Latticework or cage fungi. Thanks for identifying those. I spend a lot of time in the woods, but I've never run across those strange things before. Attached: some pretty little mushrooms I spied on a recent hike in Florida. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerRoo 0 #9 July 9, 2008 wow very cool!!!! might be a bad trip though (I.C.D#2 VP) "<3 ..Looks like breasts coming out of an ice cream cone. Mmmm."~John Mitchell "I'm good with my purple penis straw" ~sky mama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MiataMan 0 #10 July 9, 2008 http://www.rogersmushrooms.com This site has lots of mushroom/fungi. It is also organized so you can try to identify them. http://americanmushrooms.com/gallery.htm As does this one If you are intested in mushrooms pick up a field guide so you can identify them on your hikes.A man without a mustache is like a hamburger without a bun, Un-American. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #11 July 9, 2008 Thanks! I also got the same answer from Dr. Michael Kuo, of MushroomExpert.Com http://www.mushroomexpert.com/ileodictyon_cibarium.html Still freaks me out, but it's nice to know other people have also seen these things A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #12 July 9, 2008 Nice pics! It's great having your camera around for things like that!A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #13 July 9, 2008 I was thinking - maybe chewing on the short bits will make me smaller, the long bits taller... A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #14 July 9, 2008 Those are pretty cool looking. Way better than the Dog Vomit Slime Molds I had one year. I'd say my critters were more alien-like though, just like The Blob. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #15 July 9, 2008 Quote Nice pics! It's great having your camera around for things like that! I don't go off into the woods without it. And sometimes the best pictures come when you least expect them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #16 July 9, 2008 Quote http://www.rogersmushrooms.com This site has lots of mushroom/fungi. It is also organized so you can try to identify them. http://americanmushrooms.com/gallery.htm As does this one If you are intested in mushrooms pick up a field guide so you can identify them on your hikes. Nice web sites. Thanks for those references. Gosh, I've already got so many field guides that I can't carry them all in my pack: animal tracks, plants, edibles... I like to see them condensed down to laminated pamphlets, targeted for a specific region to make them smaller. There are a few places that sell such things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SabreDave 0 #17 July 9, 2008 Quote Never seen anything like it. Where do they grow? Can you eat them? Did these clowns actually edit your sig line?!!SabreDave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
