tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post7373224566493902448..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: Mushroom Hunting at MoreauJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-50244817070082281532012-11-10T16:43:37.828-05:002012-11-10T16:43:37.828-05:00Great finds! Great finds! Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-83797211034695283502012-11-07T17:29:24.834-05:002012-11-07T17:29:24.834-05:00Cordyceps is an amazing fungus. It will pierce an...Cordyceps is an amazing fungus. It will pierce an ant's exoskeleton, and pump it full of antibiotics (to prevent it from dying at the hands of some other infectious agent). Then it turns insidious. It grows inside the ant and takes over its brain, causing it to climb a stalk of grass to just the right height. At that point, the ant grasps the stalk with its pincers and dies. Shortly after that, the Coryceps sprouts a fruiting body from the ant's head - at the ideal height for spreading its spores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-40113791930906213632012-11-07T10:33:52.296-05:002012-11-07T10:33:52.296-05:00Very cool photos today of your fungi. I've ne...Very cool photos today of your fungi. I've never seen that truffle fungs before, and it's a really odd-looking cool one. I always want to learn more about fungus and just when I think I'm doing not bad at it, another 25 mysterious ones show up. Carolyn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179182853082650546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-31933036459167154462012-11-07T04:10:30.440-05:002012-11-07T04:10:30.440-05:00That had me really excited about the truffles! I t...That had me really excited about the truffles! I thought the end pic would be you tucking into a fluffy omlette with a sprinkling of truffle, or making a fortune, that you would donate to the woods.<br />But hey, how much excitement can i take this time in the morning.<br />That stink horn, was decidedly rude, and those flies making the most of it, please put a warning for the faint hearted when posting such controversial and potentially exciting posts! :-)<br />The Cranky Crone, she lives alone!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18008449764395110002noreply@blogger.com