I just made it back from Ecuador and wrapped up a week of mushroom exploration in the jungle. What a tremendous diversity of life down there. My brain is pudding after a redeye back so today let’s play the hits and look at the highlight reel of all the fun finds.
First, I need to correct something from last week’s story about Chaz: his first tumor was a colorectal tumor, not a liver tumor. Bit of an important detail that I got wrong. My bad.
Entomopathogenic fungi (fungi that parasitize insects, colloquially known as “cordyceps”)
More Fungi
Alright gang, I’m near the email length limit so I’ll save the rest for next week.
Speaking of next week, big eclipse. Have you heard about this? I’m going to attempt to see the total solar eclipse on Monday so it’s shaping up to be a Toadstool Tuesday. Good luck to everyone else attempting to see totality, or anyone trying to see the eclipse at all.
Amazing and diverse cordyceps 🤯 - that green Hygrocybe is stunning too - wow! Looks like a successful foray!