Bleeding tooth fungus

Found another one of these little jewels, maybe it is my imagination but this one looks like a little tree monster with arms ready to grab you and suck you into that drooling mouth. Scared me!

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Jivko Nakev

Lion

Claire, was this photo made in South Africa? Wiki says:
"Reports from Iran in 2008 and Korea in 2010 were the first outside Europe and North America."
Is this the first find in Africa? Posted 11 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Yes, I took the photo here in South Africa. It is probably introduced and Wiki is out of date. The other photo I asked to be identified by an expert and he confirmed it. Googling also reveals other specimens in South Africa, so much as I would love to have found a new species to this country, it is not the case! Posted 11 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

I'm very happy to see another appearance of this incredible fungi, and again the flash light really brings out the best of this jewel. Well done! Posted 11 years ago
1. Claire Hamilton
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy, probably overdone it on the flash, but like you say, it brings out the 'jewels'! Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I don't think it is overdone. However, as I know you're open to experimentation, I wonder what you think of this:
    
    http://www.ferdychristant.com/blog//archive/DOMM-9EFS6F
    
    In summary, decouple the flash and create side-light, back-light, any creative light. The great thing about fungi is that it a subject for which you actually have time to do such setups. Could be fun to try?
    
    Personally, I'm a fan of side-light, as it appears relatively natural and brings out the maximum contrast, detail and depth of a subject. I should add that the trip I describe is actually the only one in which I did this, definitely not yet part of my routine. Posted 11 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

I have actually read this before when you first posted your side lit fungi photos and I must say i was very impressed. I suppose I am a nervous and slow learner and I have yet to even try off camera flash, but now you have inspired me to give it a go! As you so rightly say, fungi is a great subject, it doesn't jump around, fly or even sway in the wind. Now I just wait for these thunderclouds to hopefully go away! Posted 11 years ago

The Devil’s Tooth

''Hydnellum peckii'' is an inedible fungus, and a member of the genus ''Hydnellum'' of the family Bankeraceae. It is a hydnoid species, producing spores on the surface of vertical spines or tooth-like projections that hang from the undersurface of the fruit bodies. It is found in North America, Europe, and was recently discovered in Iran and Korea . ''Hydnellum peckii'' is a mycorrhizal species, and forms mutually beneficial relationships with a variety of coniferous trees, growing on the ground.. more

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Similar species: Thelephorales

Species identified by Claire Hamilton