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Scorias spongiosa
Black, fibrous and gelatinous. I had no idea what this stuff was initially. I saw it up on branches of American Beech trees and some on the ground (under the beech trees). I finally found a large mass on the ground and decided to take a closer look. Yes, I poked it with a stick. This fungus only grows on the honeydew produced by the Beech Blight Aphid, Grylloprociphilus imbricator.
Temperate forest. American Beech trees (Fagus grandifolia). Rockwood Park, Virginia.
To see the Beech Blight Aphid with some of this fungus, check out my other spotting here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/156...
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