Xylaria polymorpha, commonly known as dead man’s fingers, is a saprobic fungus. It is a common inhabitant of forest and woodland areas, usually growing from the bases of rotting or injured tree stumps and decaying wood. It has also been known to colonize substrates like woody legume pods, petioles, and herbaceous stems. It is characterized by its elongated upright, clavate, or strap-like stromata poking up through the ground, much like fingers.
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what motivated you to start this blog ?
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Wow…
Frightened !
That freaked me out. Really freaked me out. The unsettling part is that its nature mimicking our own fears. Kind of like Gia…or more likely the Night Gallery.
You have nice photos. I wrote about these mushrooms a couple of months ago, we have them in Poland.
Увидела первый снимок и опешила… страть какая – руки из земли торчат… потом поняла, что это грибы… все равно страшно! 🙂 🙂 🙂
That`s creepy.
These are frighteningly real! As if beckoning one from beyond this world…
Very startling. 😉