FOTD #052 : witches' butter! (tremella mesenterica)

witches' butter (AKA yellow brain, golden jelly fungus, or yellow trembler) is a jelly fungus in the family tremellaceae. it has been recorded on every continent - except antarctica. it grows in mesic to wet habitats on tree branches !!

the big question : can i bite it?? some sources say it is edible, but flavourless. :-)

t. mesenterica description :

"the fruit body has an irregular shape, & usually breaks through the bark of dead branches. it is up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) broad & 2.5 to 5.0 cm (1.0 to 2.0 in) high, rounded to variously lobed or brain-like in appearance. the fruit body is gelatin-like but tough when wet, & hard when dry. the surface is usually smooth, the lobes translucent, deep yellow or bright yellow-orange, fading to pale yellow, rarely unpigmented & white or colorless. the fruit bodies dry to a dark reddish or orange. the spores, viewed in mass, are whitish or pale yellow."

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Jellied Bird's Nest Fungus

Golden Waxy Cap

Golden Ear Jelly Fungus

Rosolovka mozkovitá (Tremella mesenterica)

This is Tremella mesenterica (top photos is my crochet version, of course!) also known as the yellow brain fungus or golden jelly fungus. This species is very interesting because it is capable of asexual and sexual reproduction- it uses basidiospores as well as conidiospores. While it can be found on many types of wood, this fungus is particularly found of birch. 

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‘There are always flowers, for those who want to see them’ - Henri Matisse.

I slowed down on my morning walk to inspect fallen branches and logs; the fungi and lichens are putting on a real show at the moment! The woods appear mostly lifeless at this time of year so the they’re often overlooked, but I spotted all these beauties/curiosities on my everyday route.

(I was able to identify most of these *I think!* but I’m not 100% sure on the lichens, so please let me know if I have any wrong! 😅)

1 Golden Shield lichen

2 Jelly ear fungus (these are edible, and grow to the size of human ears! 👂🍴👀)

3 Velvet shank (brioche of the woods 😋)

4 Pixie cup lichen

5 Birch polypore mushroom

6 Green Shield & Oakmoss lichen

7 Silverleaf fungus 👽

8 Turkey Tail mushroom

Yesterday's lovely fungus ✨ witches butter / Golden jelly! How would like like to spread this on your morning toast?

Protecting Our Rears

Never should have signed up for negotiating. Lost as soon as we bought in. Legs feel like jelly. Hands feel numb. Mother of all headaches. Forgotten how pain feels. Rem tripped, dunking face-first into murky swamp water with a gasp. It flooded her lungs as she pressed off of her weak palms.

Rem stumbled to the hollowed roots of a giant tree. She pressed her back to the bark. Each breath gurgled. Rem slid the hunting knife from its sheath. One stab. The undead slid the blade between her ribs, puncturing each lung. Each lung drained like a stuck water balloon. Just let it drain.

She closed her eye. The old forsaken didn’t know how long she sat there in a dreamless haze. Everyone deserves rest, even the dead.

Her eye shot open as a scream pierced through the heavy rain.

Don’t sleep. Something always happens when you sleep.

Rem pulled herself up. Her pistol felt like an anvil in her grasp. Doesn’t matter. You hold it anyway. Someone’s in trouble. One. Two. Three. Four. Five bullets. Leave the last chamber open. Accidental discharge is a bitch. Move your damn feet. Feel like I’m dragging bricks behind my heels.

Doesn’t matter how much you stumble. Doesn’t matter how much you bump into the trees or trip over the roots. Doesn’t matter if you had your face stolen and can’t even talk. Fight.

Her eye peered through the rain, spotting a herd of the Aldmarsh undead closing on an upturned wagon. Ambushed. Another scream shrilled through the air. The golden eyes of a group of sin’dorei--Survivors. Save them. Raise your pistol.

The gunslinger pulled the hammer back and marked her targets. Two mindless. One’s legs were gone. A crawler. But they could still bite. Another mindless covered in moss and fungus. Infected by the marsh. And the last: A behemoth of an undead with a massive arm that was big enough to smash an abomination to paste.

Even if her mind was hazy, her body remembered what to do. Rem squeezed the trigger. The bullet homed in on its target, crashing through the skull and brain of the first mindless and splattering gore on the nearby bark. Before one of the sin’dorei could even gasp, the next bullet was already in flight. It slammed into the next mindless’ temple, chewing through the brain and lodging itself in.

Three more bullets. Pull the hammer. Align the sights. Squeeze the trigger like you’re giving a firm handshake. BANG! The bullet roared in unison with the crackling thunder. The crawler was already face-first in the dirt with a hole between its eyes as the forest lit up in a white flash. 

Do it again. Rem fired the last two, each bullet tracked its target like they had minds in their brass casings. The first caught the bright orange mushroom growing on the next mindless’ shoulder. It ballooned up in a bright red glow. BOOM. Guess those mushrooms were explosive. Tell the Hemlocks. The next bullet punctured through the final mindless. The glint of brass falling from the creature’s head glowed as the next lightning strike hit. Need more firepower.

The behemoth came charging in, toppling over trees like they were just sticks. Dodge. Rem threw her weight forward, barely rolling in time as the berserk mindless slammed into the tree that was previously standing behind her. It snapped like a twig, crashing into the grass with earthshaking impact. Legs still weak. Don’t need them to kill this thing.

As the mossy leviathan came stomping toward her, Rem raised a strange-looking steel barrel to the monstrosity’s face. Loira, Dr. Staton, I owe you both one. She squeezed the trigger. Shards of razor-sharp teeth sliced into the creature’s face, driving it back with a vicious roar. Time to finish the job.

Rem rolled to her side, pushing off of the wet ground and sliding one of the dynamite sticks from her bandolier. Can’t make a fire in this rain. Gotta improvise. The forsaken’s eye flared a bright purple. Shadowflame blazed through her arm, surging through the stick and igniting the wick. It hissed as she flung it at the creature with all the strength she could muster. The dynamite landed right in the monstrosity’s rotting mouth. Bullseye.

BOOM. Gore and mossy parts rained down as Rem closed her eye. She felt the Shadow leave her body as footsteps splashed through the wet mud. Voices. Those words are light, but they’re worried. I know it. That's Thalassian.

The forsaken felt herself hauled up. Too tired to move. Need to rest.

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FOXGLOVE SCOUTING REPORT - FELO’LOTH VILLAGE SCOUT: REMINGTON THORNBOLT

Hopefully this letter makes it to HQ. I’m recovering in Felo’loth Village, or Flame Flower Village for anyone whose Thalassian is rusty. This place wasn’t on any maps. Managed to rescue a small family traveling by wagon. They hauled me back and are nursing me back to health. Thank the Shadow I know enough Thalassian to get by.

From what I can get from the family caring for me, this village isn’t large. Maybe a couple dozen folks at the most. They’ve been able to protect themselves with a barrier not unlike Bandinoriel found in Eversong Woods. They call it “Gerthas Cai,” or literally, “Rune Barrier.” With it, they haven’t been touched for years. Their rangers’ fighting fitness is admittedly rusty because of it.

They sent one of their messengers out. Hopefully the one meeting them can speak Thalassian. They’ve offered to guide people to this village as a way of thanks. I think we can work with them to help reinforce the paths along our camp. They seem relieved to know that help is here. These people don’t have much, but they’ve got good hearts. I strongly advise we take them up on their offer. They’re potential allies.

I’m gonna stay here in Felo’loth for a couple of days to recuperate. Fight took a lot out of me. I’ll rendezvous with everyone before the next mission.

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Inspiration: Fungi

A collection of strange, unique and interesting fungi to inspire your worldbuilding, loot creation, lore writing, or anything else you may need for your D&D/other RPG campaigns.

Check out the ones I did for Gems and Plantlife

Please feel free to add more inspiring fungi to the post, or share what you create!

( Trypophobia trigger warning )

Blue Milk Mushroom (Lactarius indigo)

This widespread mushroom can be found in a wide variety of forests, where it forms symbiotic relationships with a broad range of trees around it. The flesh of the mushroom is a striking blow, and when cut the mushroom oozes a milky latex substance that is bright, indigo blue (although it slowly turns green as it is exposed to air over time)

Blue Milk Brew: A popular brew for pranksters, the fermented milk from this mushroom looks like regular milk in appearance, but will slowly turn the one who drinks it blue over time.

Clear Blue Skies Charm: A charm made from this petrified mushroom will ensure that the weather on your travels remains favorable, with clear blue skies, until the mushroom turns completely green.

Bitter Oyster ( Panellus Stipticus)

This widely distributed fungus grows in dense groups or clusters on logs, stumps, and trunks of deciduous trees (especially birch, oak and beech) Its bio luminescence is localized to the edges of the gills and the junction of the gills with the stem and the cap.

Draught of Contact  Luminescence: A small vial filled with a faintly glowing potion. When consumed, your body will emit a bright glow wherever it is in contact with something (including itself) - your feet, the fold of your elbow, the creases of your eyes, etc...

Clustering Boots: The gnarled and frilling boots allow you to easily adjust to tight quarters, and in fact allow you to operate better when in close quarters. You are able to share space with others and gain action bonuses when you do.

Adornments of Strength: Small petrified clusters of these fungal groups can be strapped to wooden armor and weapon pieces, giving them a bonus to their durability and overall power.

Golden Jelly Fungus (Tremella Mesenterica)

The gelatinous body of this parasitic fungus has a lobed surface that is greasy or slimy whenever wet. In dry weather it shrinks to a shriveled pulp or thin film, but will revitalize itself once wet again. Bland and flavorless, but edible.

Golden Jelly: A staple food ration, this jelly can be dried out allowing you to carry 32 oz. of jelly in a small 8 oz. jar. Simply coat a piece of bread or cracker with the thin film and add a small splash of water or flavored syrup and the jelly will manifest before your eyes!

Golden Grease: A thin, glistening oil that makes anything coated with it nearly impossible to grab or be grappled - works on people and items alike!

The Rosy Veincap (Rhodotus palmatus)

This species of mushroom is on the decline and is on many lists of threatened species. It can be found mostly on the stumps and logs of rotting hardwood, and is most easily identified by it’s peachy color and rubbery veined surface.

Veinthorn Poison: A soft, rose colored liquid that, upon entering the bloodstream, begins to shred and dehydrate all the veins in the body. Corpses that have fallen to this poison are identified when they are cut open, reveling an internal cardiovascular system that resembles the same fungus the poison was made from.

Rosecap Candies: Small pink candies with cracked sugar webbing that can be eaten for a small boost to charisma, especially when trying to be charming or seductive.

Woodrot Gloves: These fine suede gloves are made from a delicate pink material, and feature a delicate and intricate pattern embroidered over them with white thread. Despite their opulent appearance, these magic gloves allow the wearer to press through and destroy hardwood of any sort as though it were butter.

Violet Coral (Clavaria zollingeri)

This tubular and vibrantly purple fungus resembles a piece of coral reef commonly found in the ocean, but is actually a fungus most commonly found growing among woodland litter or in grasslands, breaking down fallen organic matter.

Landwalker Coral: A small symbiotic parasite that grows just off of most sea shores, this small plant allows any waterbreathing creature to breathe on land by growing into their respiratory system and out of their gills, serving to process the dry air instead of their gills.

Violet Vestments: A set of vestments dyed a brilliant violet color that grows in intensity to ensure that you are always the most bright and striking thing in the area. A favorite for Bards looking to be the center of attention.

Anemone Stinkhorn (Aseroe rubra)

This foul fungus is known for its odor of carrion, as well as it’s striking resemblance to sea anemone in shape once matured. Found on mulch in grassy areas, this fungus relies on it’s offending odor to attract flies that help spread its spores.

Drowned Corpse Star Spores: A small vial of spores that can be carefully administered to the victim of your choice. Said victim will develop small red polyps all over their body as they slowly find themselves drowning on dry land. When the body finally succumbs to the water flooding its lungs, the polyps bloom into small star shaped mushrooms looking to spread to another victim.

Stinkhorn Bomb: A tight red pod that unfurls on impact, releasing a wave of overwhelming odor that requires a constitution save in order to remain conscious and upright if caught by it.

Anemone Sea Devil: A fiendish being from the depths of the sea, this strange variant of Myconid, these beings grow and live on the sea beds, where they reach their tendrils towards the surface and snare unsuspecting prey to drag into the depths.

Pixie’s Parasol (Mycena interrupta)

These delicate mushrooms are incredibly small, their broad caps only growing up to 2 centimeters in diameter. They take on a slimy, sticky texture when wet and their cyan caps resemble tiny umbrellas.

Feywild Parasol: When plucked, these small mushrooms grow to the size of a standard parasol, and will protect the wielder from all weather - hot sunlight, blizzard-like snow, biting rain, etc...

Pixie Potion: A sickeningly sweet blue potion that transforms the consumer into a pixie. However, exposure to sunlight will immediate undo the effect

The Black Morel (Morchella conica)

This fungus features a distinctive honeycomb structure created by a network of dark ridges and pits. It;s prized by many gourmet cooks (especially with french cuisine) and is even sought after by many who simply enjoy the flavor and the hunt.

Traveler’s Sweet Broth: An easy soup to make on the road, this broth is made by stewing these dried mushrooms over the fire for long periods of time. The longer they are stewed, the sweeter and more rich the broth becomes.

Seeker’s Stone: A stone created from a valuable dried fungal cap that attracts to the most valuable thing within 10 miles. A favorite possession for treasure hunters.

Alright, that’s the third of the “series” - feel free to add in what you were inspired to create, or other fungi that you think will get the gears grinding for others!

You'll experience something cool today, I like rainy day hikes.

I visit an after school program every Tuesday and do outdoor learning and learn about natural resources, wildlife, tracking, environmental science, leave no trace and lots of games. We hold club outside even when it rains, unless it's heavy or there is a thunderstorm or its too cold.

Now, I've been having trouble with this group of kids, several of them are unwilling and say it's boring, and dumb. So today, I went in and told everyone that the club was now voluntary and today we would go on a rainy day hike and will see something cool. 12 kids dropped to 7. Then a thunderstorm came and we had to go inside, but we continued club activities.

Then, the storm turned into a sun shower. It was bright and golden on one side of the school. We opened the doors and stuck our hands out, then I told them to push up their sleeve and stick their arm out. They liked the feeling. We smelled the fresh crisp air, listened to the sound of heavy rain and watched the rain glisten as it fell.

Then we ran to the other side where it was dark and dreary....

And the kids squealed with joy.

🌈 Double Freaking Rainbow. 🌈

I didn't lie.

Thank you, Mama Nature.

She even left me some funky clouds to photograph after club. They look like jelly fungus or lace or round frills.

Four types of Orange Jelly Fungus. Found yesterday at Elkhorn Slough.

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Say hello to the golden jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica)! This is a fairly common jelly fungus which grows in bark crevices and becomes slimy during rainy seasons. It is widely distributed in temperate as well as tropical rainforests and can be found in Africa, North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America! 

This is another fungus I made using hyberolic crochet :)