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Bird’s Nest Fungus

The World of Fungi
Bird’s Nest Fungus by Fan Yi

Image details - Bird’s Nest Fungus

Photographer: Fan Yi (see profile)
Competition: Competition 16
Category: The World of Fungi
Location: Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China

Description

Gaoligong Mountain UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, is rich in biodiversity, here Cyathus sp. thrive in an orderly manner on a fallen tree stump, like miniature bird's nests (which they are commonly known as). Once ripe, the spore packets in the ‘nests’ are catapulted out by the action of raindrops.

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