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02-OCT-2016 Christine Hanrahan

Earth star fungus (Geastrum)

Ferguson Forest

I think these unusual fungi are enchanting. The spores are encased in the round sac in the centre from which they will disperse when the sac is hit by raindrops.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/60s f/2.8 at 7.6mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Nina Ludwig14-Oct-2017 05:28
Beautiful! I've never seen one.
Claude Gagnon17-Oct-2016 00:26
Wow, that's a lovely one :)) V
victorswan06-Oct-2016 15:26
Great Christine, very fine macro lovely color BV
Karen Moen05-Oct-2016 05:40
Your macro work is incredible! Amazing how they have developed a way to disperse their spores. Voted.
Graeme04-Oct-2016 22:09
Another wonderful find! V
globalgadabout03-Oct-2016 01:50
extraordinary fungus...it looks a bit like a fancy glazed pastry...
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