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Posted: 17 Nov 2013

Taken: 16 Nov 2013

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Jelly-Globed Orange Star Cup Fungus •
cup fungus •
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jelly •
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Sphaerobolus stellatus •
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Amazing Find: Cannonball Fungus!!!!

Amazing Find: Cannonball Fungus!!!!
7 pictures above in notes (1 enlarged version for each collage picture and three other pictures)

This kind of find is so exciting to me! I've never seen anything like it before, and though I spent a long time searching online, I couldn't find any pictures of this type (species info below!). In any event, I was delighted to have found this interesting fungus. With globes, each stands only 2-3 mm in height, very small.

A HUGE THANK YOU AND HUG to Chrissy for identifying this fungus for me!!!! It's called Cannonball Fungus, or "Sphaerobolus stellatus" and you aren't even going to believe this...like its name says, it HURLS a "cannonball" of spores (see inset image) away from itself to spread its spores!!! Check out this animated gif here to see! Cannonball Fungus in Action! ) Can you say TOTALLY COOL AND AMAZING?!!!!! WOW!!! Here's more information about this cool fungus, and once again, THANK YOU CHRISSY!!! :D Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for July 2005: Sphaerobolus stellatus, the Cannonball Fungus

Ulrich Dinges, Roger (Grisly), Dave C, and 26 other people have particularly liked this photo

19 comments - The latest ones
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
This is so cool, janet. Haven´t ever seen something like this. Fantastic Macro again. Love it!
11 years ago.
 Horizon 36
Horizon 36 club
Excellent...well done Janet.
11 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
<3
11 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
It is totally amazing!
11 years ago.
 APEX
APEX
Etonnants champignons !
11 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
I've never even heard of something like this, you turn upthe most surprising things! Beautifully taken shots too.
11 years ago.
 (*NIKonGT*)
(*NIKonGT*)
Outstanding finded and captured :-) Congrat!
11 years ago.
 Dave C
Dave C club
Wow! Unreal.
11 years ago.
 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
A super collage. Well done!!

That's Wild!!
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of Wildlife!!
11 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Gorgeous collage !
11 years ago.
 Bärbel Arnold
Bärbel Arnold
Really amazing, the nature shows us always a wonder....
11 years ago.
 Fizgig
Fizgig
Fascinating!!! Great shots of it, too =)
11 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Incredible collage.
11 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
These are absolutely fascinating............and you've captured such amazing detail. Superb macro photography..................but I can't help thinking that they look like some sort of awful skin disease (sorry). Having said that, you still make them look weirdly beautiful!!
11 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
Absolutely fabulous Janet
11 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
Fascinating presentation. A real education!
11 years ago.
 Andrew Trundlewagon
Andrew Trundlewagon club
That's a beautiful set, I have never heard of this before, the ingenuity of nature.
11 years ago.
 Dave C
Dave C club
Awesome.
9 years ago.
 Ramon Hierro
Ramon Hierro
Fantasticas tomas Janet. un abrazo.!!!
9 years ago.

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