Astraeus hygrometricus

1 Barometer Earthstar at Evatt, ACT

Astraeus hygrometricus at Evatt, ACT - 9 Sep 2022
Astraeus hygrometricus at Evatt, ACT - 9 Sep 2022
Astraeus hygrometricus at Evatt, ACT - 9 Sep 2022
Astraeus hygrometricus at Evatt, ACT - 9 Sep 2022
Astraeus hygrometricus at Evatt, ACT - 9 Sep 2022
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Astraeus hygrometricus 15 Sep 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Astraeus hygrometricus 15 Sep 2022 TimL

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The wet weather is causing a few of these fungi to emerge from the leaf litter as they take up moisture and open up to reveal their spore sacs. There is also what appears to be a fungus gnat on the underside of the spore sac in the second and fifth images.

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