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Bird's nest fungi

Nidulariaceae

Description:

Tiny cup-shaped fungus containing minute flattened spheres resembling eggs in a bird's nest. The fruiting bodies form little nests contain spore-filled eggs.

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1 Comment

windmustache
windmustache 12 years ago

I've never seen that before. It's amazing!

JVM
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JVM

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Spotted on Aug 22, 2011
Submitted on Aug 22, 2011

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