When we die, we become one with the earth

Sometimes I really just want to look at pictures of fungi.

idreamcreateandadmire:

Mycotecture: Building with Mushrooms? This Inventor Says Yes

Mycologist Philip Ross is seriously into mushrooms, but not as a food — instead, he uses fungi as a building material. Beneath the surface of the ground, fungi forms a wide network of thin, rootlike fibers called mycelium. That part of the fungus isn’t particularly tasty, but Ross discovered that when dried, it can be used to form a super-strong, water-, mold- and fire-resistant buildingmaterial. The dried mycelium can be grown and formed into just about any shape, and it has a remarkable consistency that makes it stronger, pound for pound, than concrete.

(via mushroomsandmosses)

troika33:

Sandy survivals

This is I believe will be last mushrooms of the 2012 NJ season - how sad! I could still have some fun with bracket fungi until snow comes.

troika33:

Sandy survivals

This is I believe will be last mushrooms of the 2012 NJ season - how sad! I could still have some fun with bracket fungi until snow comes.

(via majesticmushrooms)

science-isinteresting asked: You've given me a new found love for fungi!

Fantastic! I’ll try to update the blog more frequently.

open-yourthirdeye asked: hey love the blog :D love the fungi :D

Thank you! I’m so happy other people share the love of mushrooms! 

steepravine:

Blewits!
(San Francisco, California - 11/2012)

steepravine:

Blewits!

(San Francisco, California - 11/2012)