🌲🍄💛 “Comb Tooth” - Hericium coralloides Or little icicles, as I see them. ❄️ . . . . . #mycology #mycophile #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsociety #combtooth #mushroomhunting… instagram.com/p/Boj9SYgB8MT/…

These mushrooms have been given the nickname “Bleeding Fairy Helmets” because of the red ooze they expel when their caps are cut or pinched - visible here on the larger caps at each end… instagram.com/p/BonQv-nhkmf/…

It wouldn’t be right to end the first week of October without a photo of a Jack-o-Lantern mushroom, would it? 🎃🖤 (Omphalotus olivascens) 🔍 I remember when I was just beginning to recall… instagram.com/p/BonU7vmBjBN/…

“Wolf’s Mill Slime Mold” 🔍 (Lycogala epidendrum) 💜 #slimemoldsunday instagram.com/p/BoqNjOAhWkv/…

“Fairy Fingers” 🖐 (Clavaria fragilis) 🔍 As the Latin name indicates, these guys can be pretty fragile - especially when it’s cold. ❄️ I think it’s fascinating that some of the tips of… instagram.com/p/BorrgBhB5qn/…

A Red Waxcap pushing up from beneath mossy soil. Beautiful! 😍🍄🌱 (Hygrocybe sp.) 📚 . . . . . #mycology #mycophile #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsociety #waxcap #mushroomhunting… instagram.com/p/BorylMihvSF/…

Candle Snuff Fungus always reminds me of Halloween. 🕯 (Xylaria hypoxylon) 🔍 . . . . . #mycology #mycophile #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsociety #candles #mushroomhunting #mushroomhunters… instagram.com/p/Bosatc_hsKp/…

🦃🍄 “Turkey Tails” (Trametes versicolor) 🔍 . . . . . #mycology #mycophile #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsociety #turkey #mushroomhunting #mushroomhunters #mushroomspotting #turkeytail… instagram.com/p/Bouql0thk6W/…

Sweet little purple discs. 💜 10x Zoom “Purple Jelly Disc” 📖 (Ascocoryne sarcoides) 🔍 . . . . . #mycology #mycophile #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsociety #hongos #mushroomhunting… instagram.com/p/Bo5YfD0hDqI/…

🧡🍄🧡 . . . . . #mycology #mycophile #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsociety #hongos #mushroomhunting #mushroomhunters #mushroomspotting #psilocybin #shrooms #shroom #shroomatnoon #fungus… instagram.com/p/Bo55aSeh0mE/…

“Yellow Staghorn” 💛 (Calocera viscosa) 🔍 . . . . . #mycology #mycophile #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsociety #hongos #mushroomhunting #mushroomhunters #mushroomspotting #psilocybin… instagram.com/p/Bo7HiXkBN7z/…

🌎‼️ According to the nonprofit organization “Plastic Oceans,” the world produces almost 300 million tons of plastic each year. Adding to the environmental burden, fully one-half of the… instagram.com/p/BpDQLhsHn8a/…

Soaking up the Halloween spirit with these “Witches Hat” mushrooms. 🧙‍♀️ (Hygrocybe conica) 🍄 . ⚡️Share your fungi finds with me! Tag Anna Towers in your photos or use the hashtag… instagram.com/p/BpFcAhunmxZ/…

A sweet little family of “Honey Mushrooms” enjoying the changing of the seasons here in the Bay Area; time for some crisp autumnal weather. 🍯🍄 (Armillaria mellea) 🔍 . ✨ Share your fungi… instagram.com/p/BpF8FIgHDUE/…

Red: Likely a Hygrocybe species. 📚 White at its back: “Cedar Scented Waxy Cap” 🍄 (Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus) 🔍 . . . . . #mycology #mycophile #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsociety… instagram.com/p/BpAkLYFh7kT/…

Jelly, jelly, jelly fungiii! 🔍 (Tremella fuciformis) ⚪️ . . ⚡️ Share your fungi finds with me! Tag Anna Towers in your photos or use the hashtag #thefriendlyfungus.… instagram.com/p/BpLgUjwHcrn/…

Drippy “Honey Mushrooms.” 🍯🍄💦 (Armillaria mellea) 🔍 . ⚡️ Share your fungi finds with me! Tag Anna Towers in your photos or use the hashtag #thefriendlyfungus. ⚡️ . . . . #mycology… instagram.com/p/BpLiYjdHmSR/…

“Off with his head!” ♥️ . . . . . #mycology #mycophile #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsociety #hongos #mushroomhunting #mushroomhunters #mushroomspotting #psilocybin #shrooms #shroom… instagram.com/p/BpC1QI8n_e3/…

🧡🍄🧡 . . . . . #mycology #mycophile #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsociety #hongos #mushroomhunting #mushroomhunters #mushroomspotting #psilocybin #shrooms #shroom #shroomatnoon #fungus… instagram.com/p/Bo55aSeh0mE/…

Land coral. 😉 . . . . . #mycology #mycophile #mushrooms #mushroom #mushroomsociety #coral #mushroomhunting #mushroomhunters #mushroomspotting #coralmushroom #shrooms #shroom #shroomatnoon… instagram.com/p/Box5ZqHhzkY/…