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June 23, 2008
Monday morning mysteries
Over the past few day, I have encountered a lot of flora and fauna that are mysteries to me.
At the risk of showing my stupidity, I am asking for help in IDing these things.
The above plant (?) is on the way to Blue Heron Pond at the Celery Farm. It’s an orange thing coming out of the ground, and there were a lot of them.
Next was a bug on a lily pad at Hawk Mountain.
Finally, this yucky yellow stuff was on the mulch in my front yard yesterday. It’s like the mulch sneezed.
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They have been up and looking like that for at least a week. I’m sure it is some kind of mushroom, but I can’t find it in my book!
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On further research, #1 may be a columned stinkhorn mushroom. Were there any flies buzzin’ around it? Did it, indeed, stink? Here are some photos of stinkhorns: http://www.easttennesseewildflowers.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=fungi
Tom B. -
Golly Jim, you really find some neat stuff out there! Well, #2 is certainly, maybe, definitely a dragonfly larva (nymph) or its exuviae (shed exoskeleton). #3 is either some Gulden’s Mustard from someone’s hotdog 🙂 or a type of slime mold. Here’s a nice article about ’em: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/slime1.htm
As for Numero Uno, maybe I’ll have to check it out later. Let’s watch it and see if it grows into something–like the Lake Appert Monster!
Thanks for all your great stuff!
Tom B.
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Christine
They have been up and looking like that for at least a week. I’m sure it is some kind of mushroom, but I can’t find it in my book!
Tom Burr
On further research, #1 may be a columned stinkhorn mushroom. Were there any flies buzzin’ around it? Did it, indeed, stink? Here are some photos of stinkhorns: http://www.easttennesseewildflowers.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=fungi
Tom B.
Tom Burr
Golly Jim, you really find some neat stuff out there! Well, #2 is certainly, maybe, definitely a dragonfly larva (nymph) or its exuviae (shed exoskeleton). #3 is either some Gulden’s Mustard from someone’s hotdog 🙂 or a type of slime mold. Here’s a nice article about ’em: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/slime1.htm
As for Numero Uno, maybe I’ll have to check it out later. Let’s watch it and see if it grows into something–like the Lake Appert Monster!
Thanks for all your great stuff!
Tom B.