Fall Fungus...this cool mushroom started out yellowy-orange in late August, looking a bit like "Audrey" from Little Shop of Horrors. Then a couple days ago, it's bright red and appears that "Audrey" got fed...very cool! I've been trying to ID her, but no luck as yet...anybody have any ideas?
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Is that Rod Stewart's face in the first picture?
WOW! I see it!! Ebay, here I come! hahahaha!! Seriously, I DO see Rod's face....cool!
Also, I have an ID...this is "Hypomyces lactifluorum", also called "Lobster Mushroom" for the color. It's actually not a mushroom at all, but a parasitic mold that grows on other mushrooms. The parasite itself is edible, but sometimes the host is not. I'm told that if you eat one of these with an edible host, it actually tastes like lobster...I'm too chicken for that! (Pun absolutely intended!)
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