Ghost Fungus

Spooky, scary mushrooms are glowing in the forest. 👻

Music by James Milor from Pixabay

Information provided by:

1. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https:/id.biodiversity.org.au/node/fungi/60094367#overview


2. “Fungus of the Week: Ghost Fungi Bioluminescence” by Alison Downing, et al. from McQuarie University


3. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/15/hunting-the-ghost-fungus-glowing-mushrooms-in-australias-forests


4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tTWBt00vVU


5. https://theconversation.com/the-glowing-ghost-mushroom-looks-like-it-comes-from-a-fungal-netherworld-111607


6. The ghost fungus Omphalotus nidiformis (Berk.), new to Indonesia, poisoned foragers by Ivan P. Putra, et al. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kjs.2023.01.002


7. Bioluminescence in the ghost fungus Omphalotus nidiformis does not attract potential spore dispersing insects by Philip Weinstein, et al. (2016) https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2016.07.02.01