Devil's Tooth Fungus - Tumblr Posts
This is Dee, short for Bleeding Tooth. She’s my little gooey mushroom child. She likes gardening and herbal tea.
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If anyone wants me to make a more elaborate post on one or more of these species, just leave a comment or an ask:))
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Devils's fingers - Clathrus archeri
Dead man's fingers - Xylaria polymorpha
Witches' butter - Tremella mesenterica
Black witches' butter - Exidia glandulosa
Devil's tooth fungus - Hydnellum peckii
Candy apple bolete - Exsudoporus frostii
Purple jellydisc fungus - Ascocoryne sarcoides
Bleeding fairy helmet - Mycena haematopus
Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps
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Note: I already made a post on devil's tooth fungus or Hydnellum peckii.
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Spooky Fungi
I put all of the links to the images in the image description:)
If anyone wants me to make a more elaborate post on one or more of these species, just leave a comment or an ask:))
CW: if you do not like pictures of bugs, do not scroll further than the heading "Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps".
Devils's fingers - Clathrus archeri
Dead man's fingers - Xylaria polymorpha
Witches' butter - Tremella mesenterica
Black witches' butter - Exidia glandulosa
Devil's tooth fungus - Hydnellum peckii
Candy apple bolete - Exsudoporus frostii
Purple jellydisc fungus - Ascocoryne sarcoides
Bleeding fairy helmet - Mycena haematopus
Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps
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Mutuals
@squidsandthings
@fungus-gnats
@fairy-tales-of-yesterday
@flamingears
@lameotello
@lovelyalicorn
@writingraccoon
@edukincon
@emmakapla
The 'bleeding tooth fungus' in the new HBO series 'The Penguin' . . .
It is literally Hydnellum peckii a.k.a devil's tooth fungus, or, well it is based on it . . .
Visually they are pretty much the same, but in 'The Penguin' the 'bleeding tooth fungus' has psychoactive properties, which is why they are used for drugs. The actual Hydnellum peckii does not have psychoactive properties, it does however have other medically relevant compounds.
In my post about Hydenllum peckii, I wrote:
" The red sap contains a chemical compound called atromentin, which has anticoagulant properties and is commonly used to help prevent blood clots from forming. The pigment-producing compound found in several fungi species, atromenin also acts as a smooth muscle stimulant and has antibacterial and antineoplastic (anticancer) properties. "
I must say, this is not medical advice of any kind and it should not be treated as such.
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@fairy-tales-of-yesterday
@fungus-gnats
@flamingears
@lameotello
@lovelyalicorn
@writingraccoon
@edukincon
@emmakapla
Spooky Fungi
I put all of the links to the images in the image description:)
If anyone wants me to make a more elaborate post on one or more of these species, just leave a comment or an ask:))
CW: if you do not like pictures of bugs, do not scroll further than the heading "Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps".
Devils's fingers - Clathrus archeri
Dead man's fingers - Xylaria polymorpha
Witches' butter - Tremella mesenterica
Black witches' butter - Exidia glandulosa
Devil's tooth fungus - Hydnellum peckii
Candy apple bolete - Exsudoporus frostii
Purple jellydisc fungus - Ascocoryne sarcoides
Bleeding fairy helmet - Mycena haematopus
Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mutuals
@squidsandthings
@fungus-gnats
@fairy-tales-of-yesterday
@flamingears
@lameotello
@lovelyalicorn
@writingraccoon
@edukincon
@emmakapla