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Bird's nest fungus - stock photo

Extreme macro of a Bird's nest fungus (Nidulariales, Basidiomycota). Recognized by their peculiar cup-shaped fruit bodies. They spread their egg-shaped packages of spores (peridioles) using the power of falling raindrops. While being ejected (splashed out) from the cups, the peridioles release a sticky thread (funiculus) that helps them cling/glue to the surrounding vegetation. If eaten by herbivores, the spores will survive digestion and be spread even further.You can find these saprotrophic fungi in gardens, parks and woodland, usually in large clusters on mulch or debris from wood.
Extreme macro of a Bird's nest fungus (Nidulariales, Basidiomycota). Recognized by their peculiar cup-shaped fruit bodies. They spread their egg-shaped packages of spores (peridioles) using the power of falling raindrops. While being ejected (splashed out) from the cups, the peridioles release a sticky thread (funiculus) that helps them cling/glue to the surrounding vegetation. If eaten by herbivores, the spores will survive digestion and be spread even further.You can find these saprotrophic fungi in gardens, parks and woodland, usually in large clusters on mulch or debris from wood.
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