Wolf Milk's slime

Lycogala epidendrum

Description:

orangish fruiting bodies, cushion like globs

Habitat:

dead log, Carolinian forest

Notes:

Spotted this slime on a few dead logs in Turkey Point provincial park. I never tire of this bizarre fungi.

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12 Comments

Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Haha! I could see that Lauren. It makes more sense than its current common name.

LaurenZarate 11 years ago

They should be called "Babie's Toes"!

Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks a lot Perils.

Hema Shah 11 years ago

truly stunning!! like your tatoo!!

Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Seema.

Seema 11 years ago

how spectacular!

Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Antonio, Rieko and Andres. Rieko, I'm not a fungi expert but I don't think your spotting is the same.

DinDjarin 11 years ago

but this spotting is spectacular, nice!!!

DinDjarin 11 years ago

HA OK, SORRY

AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

Andrés this spotting is out of your mission range,Canada is north america not central america,you have to see the map of the spottings before asking people to join your mission,ok?

RiekoS 11 years ago

Hi Dan, Is this same thing?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/152...

AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

beautiful Dan,i love these kind of formations, i spotted in Gerês national park one in the plasmodial stage,they are more redish and as wikipedia link info says"During the plasmodial stage, individuals are reddish in colour, but these are almost never seen."
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/149...