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Wood Ear - Auricularia angiospermarum Check out the insect wing and leg peeking over the top of the fruiting body! Sadly, I didn&#039;t notice it while in the woods. I wonder who is hiding back there?!<br /> <br /> Until recently, the North American species of Wood Ear was considered to be Auricularia auricula-judae. However, research has shown that Auricularia auricula-judae is not endemic to North America.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87674/wood_ear_-_auricularia_angiospermarum.html" title="Wood Ear - Auricularia angiospermarum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/87674_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=KnQTVXkH7HC3GO4hc1wqXUbO31M%3D" width="200" height="146" alt="Wood Ear - Auricularia angiospermarum Wavy, brown, ear-shaped fruiting bodies<br /> <br /> Until recently, the North American species of Wood Ear was considered to be Auricularia auricula-judae. However, research has shown that Auricularia auricula-judae is not endemic to North America.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87675/wood_ear_-_auricularia_angiospermarum.html Auricularia,Auricularia angiospermarum,Geotagged,Summer,United States,wood ear" /></a></figure> Auricularia angiospermarum,Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Wood Ear - Auricularia angiospermarum

Check out the insect wing and leg peeking over the top of the fruiting body! Sadly, I didn't notice it while in the woods. I wonder who is hiding back there?!

Until recently, the North American species of Wood Ear was considered to be Auricularia auricula-judae. However, research has shown that Auricularia auricula-judae is not endemic to North America.

Habitat: Growing on rotting wood

Wood Ear - Auricularia angiospermarum Wavy, brown, ear-shaped fruiting bodies<br /> <br /> Until recently, the North American species of Wood Ear was considered to be Auricularia auricula-judae. However, research has shown that Auricularia auricula-judae is not endemic to North America.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87675/wood_ear_-_auricularia_angiospermarum.html Auricularia,Auricularia angiospermarum,Geotagged,Summer,United States,wood ear

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  1. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
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    See how they look like ears lost in the forest?? this one is even called Auricularia ..haha :-D Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Haha, indeed! Kinda creepy to find logs full of ears in the woods. The texture is even sort of ear-like. Posted 5 years ago

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The Auricularia angiospermarum

Auricularia angiospermarum is a species of jelly fungi in the family Auriculariaceae.

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Similar species: Auriculariales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Dec 13, 2019. Captured Aug 8, 2019 09:50 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.