Day 280

Day 280

 

Beautiful at night

Mushrooms are well known know for their medicinal qualities but they may not be described as being beautiful. Until you see them glow in the dark.

Over 100 species of mushrooms emit cold visible light and glow green in the dark of the forest. It’s only just recently that scientists discovered why—to attract insects to help spread their spores.

 

Photo courtesy of: Noah Siegel (Amanita virosa), CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Omphalotus_olearius_33857.jpg

 

https://www.treehugger.com/bioluminescent-fungi-mushrooms-that-glow-in-the-dark-4868794#:~:text=Most%20of%20the%20world's%20glowing,is%20around%2080%20degrees%20Fahrenheit.


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