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Omphalotus nidiformis
Of course I thought its an edible oyster fungus but this ghost fungus is quite poisonous. It is called a ghost fungus because it glows an eerie green in the dark (bioluminescence). http://ashdown4628.clients.cmdwebsites.c... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/386...
Within the Bendigo botanical gardens, growing out of an old rotting stump.
The staff at the gardens set me straight about the fungus of mistaken identity. They refused to shake my hand when they realized I had been collecting a fungus loving beetle from the fungus. I wonder if the beetle inherits bioluminescence.
Spotted on Sep 14, 2013
Submitted on Sep 14, 2013
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Good background story. Thanks as it corrected one of mine. These are not fatally poisonous but can give extreme cramps and 'the runs' (glow-in-the-dark).