PD. Posted December 11, 2006 The colour is the green and the orange/brown colors are from the mushie. The pic was taken with a long exposure or whatever you call it. When you let the shutter stay open for a bit to get all the light available. Like i said we missed the first nite we found it and it obviously lost a bit of its "glow" so yeah, the glow from this particular mushie is the luminous green, gets freakin bright too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hairyplant Posted February 4, 2007 I took this photo: http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/inde...si&img=1249 ... of a glow in the dark fungi in the Atherton tablelands last week. It is about 1 cm tall, white in daylight, and the gap glow looked light green in the night... very cool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted February 4, 2007 Sweet! Nice find hairyplant! Any ideas on what species it was? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hairyplant Posted February 6, 2007 Sweet! Nice find hairyplant! Any ideas on what species it was? no idea, was in a very diverse region, probably one of the most in Australia... i'm sure someone out there would know though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XipeTotec Posted February 6, 2007 (edited) I have also pondered the purpose for glowing fungi. As in the animal kingdom, it is often used for communication. What are the mushrooms doing? Edited February 6, 2007 by shroomytoonos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted February 6, 2007 Hmmm, perhaps fungi are much more evolved than plants, and they are communicating to one another in the dark like animals? OK, maybe just a little far fetched... But either way I think that they would attract insects and hence the spores would drop onto them and they would be transported quite efficiently? Perhaps evolution just threw out a freaky mutation along the line and the species that have this trait havent lost the mutation yet? Hmmm... gets one pondering alright Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reamers Posted February 15, 2007 Hi Guys, I think the small luminescant toadstools that people have been referring to could be Mycena chlorophos. According the fungi field guide that Ive got at home, this and the Omphalotus seem to be the most common Australian luminescants. One theory for the reason behind the luminesance is that the light is an attractant to a particular species of snail that feeds on this fungus, and could aid in spore dispersal. The book's called "A field guide to the fungi of Australia" by A.M Young if anyone wants to check it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
