Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Like Buttah

Jelly fungus on downed tree limbs. Exidia genus-mates here, I believe. On the left, Amber Jelly Fungus, E. recisa.
On the right, Black Witches’ Butter Fungus, E. glandulosa.
Genus Tremella. I first thought Witches’ Butter, but there are a couple of similar ones in this genus.
More Black Witches’ Butter. This downed stick had a number of tiny invertebrates on it that I only noticed in photographs, a reminder that fungi is food and habitat for other lifeforms besides human mushroom collectors.

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2 responses to “Like Buttah”

  1. Chuck McAlexander

    I enlarged the black stuff but couldn’t find the mentioned invertebrates. Can you make these easier to locate?
    Thanks

    1. They were actually on the other side of this piece of wood, the side that had been on the ground, so un-pictured here. Springtails I guess, but I don’t really know enough about these tiny forms.

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