First came the rains, then the jelly ears

Thomas Cizauskas
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First came the rains, then the jelly ears
First came the rains, then the jelly ears

Fungal-spotting jelly ears in...

Seminary Wood
Decatur (Legacy Park), Georgia, USA.
4 February 2022.

▶ Forty-eight hours later, the 'ears' were gone, shriveled to black.

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▶ "Appearing on the wood of hardwoods or conifers, especially after rains or in wet conditions, the jelly ear ranges from disc-shaped to ear-shaped to irregular and floppy. Its surfaces are brown to reddish brown, and the consistency of the flesh is rubbery and gelatinous."
— Mushroom Expert.

▶ Native to the southeastern U.S., Auricularia fuscosuccinea is virtually identical, to the naked eye, to Auricularia americana (endemic to North America), but differs microscopically. Both are closely related to the jelly ear fungi (Auriculariales) of Europe and Asia.
— Ibid.

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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Meike MK 25mm f1.8
— Focal length: 25 mm
— Aperture: ƒ/4.0
— Shutter speed: 1/40 sec
— ISO: 200
— Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection.
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Taken on: February 4, 2022
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Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkII, 1/40 sec, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkII
Exposure Time: 0.025 sec (1/40)
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Center-weighted average
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Cloudy
Gain Control: Low gain up
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 15.0 (Windows)
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