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Mon, Nov 5, 12 at 16:37
| Hello!
I was hiking (outside of NYC) and came across this moss(?). I googled "red moss" and the only results I found were a red moss that is indigenous to Scotland. Are these eggs or something else? Sincerely,
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| They look like salmon eggs to me. |
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- Posted by nyccoconut 6 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 6, 12 at 13:26
| Mmmmm! Sushi! I thought they looked like some type of egg too. |
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| Probably a fungus |
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- Posted by nyccoconut 6 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 7, 12 at 13:00
| Found it!! Fuligo septica thrives on damp dead wood and is commonly referred to as dog vomit fungus. Despite the name, I find it beautiful. |
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| It's not the very common 'dog vomit ' slime mold.....which you would probably not find so beautiful. This is Tubifera ferruginosa, another species (of slime mold) entirely. Slime molds are fascinating things.....not a mold, not a fungus, but something called a myxomycete. This one is Tuberifera ferruginosa. |
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- Posted by nyccoconut 6 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 8, 12 at 23:16
| Thank you! |
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