Ghost Fungus
Episode 48 of the Herbarium of the Bizarre podcast, hosted by Meredith Hemphill, titled "Ghost Fungus" was published on October 4, 2024 and runs 9 minutes.
October 4, 2024 ·9m · Herbarium of the Bizarre
Summary
Spooky, scary mushrooms are glowing in the forest. 👻 Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https:/id.biodiversity.org.au/node/fungi/60094367#overview “Fungus of the Week: Ghost Fungi Bioluminescence” by Alison Downing, et al. from McQuarie University https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/15/hunting-the-ghost-fungus-glowing-mushrooms-in-australias-forests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tTWBt00vVU https://theconversation.com/the-glowing-ghost-mushroom-looks-like-it-comes-from-a-fungal-netherworld-111607 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 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
Episode Description
Spooky, scary mushrooms are glowing in the forest. đź‘»
Music by James Milor from Pixabay
Information provided by:
- https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https:/id.biodiversity.org.au/node/fungi/60094367#overview
- “Fungus of the Week: Ghost Fungi Bioluminescence” by Alison Downing, et al. from McQuarie University
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/15/hunting-the-ghost-fungus-glowing-mushrooms-in-australias-forests
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tTWBt00vVU
- https://theconversation.com/the-glowing-ghost-mushroom-looks-like-it-comes-from-a-fungal-netherworld-111607
- 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
- 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