Spore liberation
Jul 23, 2023 13:28:55 #
David Martin
Loc: Cary, NC
Bracket fungi growing on a giant cedar tree in an old growth forest in British Columbia, releasing spores creating what appeared to be repeated puffs of delicate smoke.
Jul 23, 2023 13:59:38 #
Jul 23, 2023 14:01:43 #
David Martin wrote:
Bracket fungi growing on a giant cedar tree in an old growth forest in British Columbia, releasing spores creating what appeared to be repeated puffs of delicate smoke.
Jul 23, 2023 14:23:40 #
Jul 23, 2023 14:39:46 #
Jul 23, 2023 15:22:36 #
David Martin wrote:
Bracket fungi growing on a giant cedar tree in an old growth forest in British Columbia, releasing spores creating what appeared to be repeated puffs of delicate smoke.
Timing is everything!
Jul 23, 2023 15:32:05 #
Jul 23, 2023 16:37:59 #
David Martin wrote:
Bracket fungi growing on a giant cedar tree in an old growth forest in British Columbia, releasing spores creating what appeared to be repeated puffs of delicate smoke.
First-class still life 🎖️☀️🎖️☀️🎖️
Jul 23, 2023 18:12:04 #
Jul 24, 2023 06:14:35 #
Captured, A rare moment in time, seldom seen, tho known.
A once in a lifetime capture. Kudos David.
We will understand if David gets Bracket fungi growing on his scalp. "More than 75,000 hospitalizations and nearly 9 million outpatient visits occur every year for fungal diseases, 7,000 die per year in USA." See my comments about fungus infections:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-781108-1.html
A once in a lifetime capture. Kudos David.
We will understand if David gets Bracket fungi growing on his scalp. "More than 75,000 hospitalizations and nearly 9 million outpatient visits occur every year for fungal diseases, 7,000 die per year in USA." See my comments about fungus infections:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-781108-1.html
Jul 24, 2023 12:43:27 #
Jul 24, 2023 13:03:18 #
David Martin wrote:
Bracket fungi growing on a giant cedar tree in an old growth forest in British Columbia, releasing spores creating what appeared to be repeated puffs of delicate smoke.
Nice shot David.
Jul 24, 2023 14:05:58 #
David Martin
Loc: Cary, NC
dpullum wrote:
We will understand if David gets Bracket fungi growing on his scalp. "More than 75,000 hospitalizations and nearly 9 million outpatient visits occur every year for fungal diseases, 7,000 die per year in USA." See my comments about fungus infections:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-781108-1.html
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-781108-1.html
Such a scalp infection is quite unlikely.
Bracket fungal spores ("basidiospores") are most efficient at infecting trees, and not members of the animal kingdom. They are some of the most efficient decomposers of cellulose and lignin, which are the primary components of wood. Bracket fungi and other polypores are dependent upon trees (not animals) for their survival. In fact, with the disappearance of old-growth forests and deforestation in general, there is a concern that some bracket fungi and other polypores may become extinct.
Which is not to say that exposure to bracket fungal spores (and other basidiospores) cannot be harmful. Human exposure to bracket fungal spores may cause irritation of the respiratory system leading to asthma-like symptoms, rhinitis (runny nose) or sinusitis, and may cause hypersensitivity/allergic reactions, for example, hives, rash, itching or something as severe as a hypersensitivity pneumonitis (pneumonia-like illness).
But they do not cause infections in humans or other animals in the manner that other fungi (Histoplasmosis, Candida, Aspergillus, Cryptococcus, etc.) may cause.
Jul 25, 2023 04:27:40 #
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