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Scleroderma Sp.?
What appears to be Common Earthball fungi. Growing on woody bracket and moist forest leaf litter directly beneath native Red Cedar and Strangler Figs, and nearby Bunya's. Largest specimens roughly the same size as a table tennis ball. Grey colour and leathery appearance with very fine scales. No stems, but attached to the bracket and soil by mycelial cords. Earthballs are superficially similar to, and considered look-alikes, of the edible puffball, but whereas the puffball has a single opening on top through which the spores are dispersed, the earthball just breaks up to release the spores (photo #5). Here's a puffball spotting for comparison - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/556...
Subtropical rainforest in Bunya Mountains National Park, southeast Queensland. Here's some info on the park - http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/bunya-...
Spotted on Jul 22, 2014
Submitted on Jul 23, 2014
4 Comments
LOL The little sounds are top end, not bottom. Let's be clear on at. They're out before I know about them. There's no hope for me.
Haven't been for decades. Very soon I hope. Little dances are perfectly understandable but you really should manage those funny little sounds.
I was stoked to find these. I'm glad no one was with me cos when I spotted them I made a funny little sound and did a dance. So embarrassing :-/ Have you been to Bunya Mtns, Mark? My first time up there, and I really want to go back soon and explore more. A very unique place.
That's amazing. Never would have thought they would do that.