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Pileus 6-11 cm broad, convex, dry, subtomentose to subfibrillose, 7E6, 6-7F7, 8E8,7,6, with appendiculate veil remnants at margin. Flesh white, pale pinkish at first when exposed, soon becoming grayish fuscous. Tubes adnexed, 4A-B3,2 at first, becoming 4B4 with age, staining brown when bruised, with fine pores. Stipe 7-11 cm long, 1.5-2 cm broad at apex, subclavate to broader below and then tapered at base, white and dry with dark brown to black scabers, with interior white, slowly pinkish above and then light grayish to fuscous, light bluish green in base.

I didn't take photos of the hymenium but it was in a bigger collection of this species, in a place I usually find them on Eucalyptus wood. I uploaded this observation due to the interesting thing it is growing from, an Eucalyptus seed pod.
Other observations from the same place:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105088916
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39334412

CLASS A

The model organism of the Amazon Mycorenewal Project in its many Ecuadorian habitats.

See the documentary at:

http://www.archive.org/...

Learn more at:

www.amazonmycorenewal.org

www.chevrontoxico.com

Hollow stipe.
Fruiting in an ant mound (unfortunatelly I don't know the ant's gender). In it's base, there were "chambers" and passages among the mycelium.
Strong, "fungy" odour. As far as I can remember, it's gills didn't bruise when scratched. Hollow stipe.
Pencil for scale.

Also reported from Ecuadorian cloud forest (Mindo) by Læssøe and Petersen, though they suspected their material to be inactive, possibly due to the lack of staining.

EDIT 1/12/16: Alan Rockefeller correctly IDed this as P. yungensis.

Substrate: on very well decomposed log

Habitat: Habitat: Northwest Andean montane forest (NT0145)

Collectors: D. Newman & Roo Vandegrift

Collection #: RLC1434

Photomicrography and molecular data forthcoming

My heart was racing when I realized the animal coming over the ridge was a Bobcat. While she must have been aware of me, she showed no concern and walked right in front of me no more than 10 feet away. So cool!

My apologies for the graphic photos, but this is too cool! Found a fresh lion cache on my property very close to my home, and was able to track the drag marks over 100 feet down the side of the dirt road. You can see where it settled and plucked the hair a few feet away, then later dragged it under the tree. Going to put my trail camera tonight to see if the lion comes back tonight. 😁

Survey of the biodiversity of the floodplain area of ​​the municipality of Tarauacá in the state of Acre, before the loss of living organisms due to urban invasion in this location, whose master plan of the municipality does not allow the allotment of land.

Monsanto’s famous MET-52.

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Brightly colored snake looking caterpillar found on a stick in Guanacaste, Costa rica. Writhed like a snake when disturbed and was unbelievably cool! Also felt somewhat snake like (smooth and soft like a caterpillar and a little scaly). About 15cm long with a palpitating spot on the butt. Type of hawk moth?