Posted on 10/06/2009 12:33:36 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Glowing nonstop in the Brazilian rain forest, the newfound mushroom Mycena luxaeterna (pictured both in daylight, top, and in the dark) is indeed a source of eternal light, as its Latin name--inspired by verses from Mozart's "Requiem"--implies.
The tiny mushroom is one of 7 new species of glow-in-the-dark fungi found around the world, bringing the total known to 71, according to a study that appeared October 5 in the journal Mycologia.
San Francisco State University's Dennis Desjardin and colleagues scouted for mushrooms during new moons, in rain forests so dark they often couldn't see their hands in front of their faces, he said.
But "when you look down at the ground, it's like looking up at the sky," Desjardin said. "Every little 'star' was a little mushroom--it was just fantastic."
M. luxaeterna has a distinctive sticky gel on its stem that probably keeps it moist during the heat of the day. Unwitting insects get trapped in this natural fly paper, said Desjardin, who discovered the fungi with the University of Sao Paulo's Cassius V. Stevani.
There’s this thing called a freezer... ♥
Mmmm. Sunday morning breakfast. This Sunday. Hubby thanks you.
Heh. You must understand. Anything, I mean ANYthing wrapped in foil in my fridge might as well be in Fort Knox. No one would ever open it, even if they were paid.
It’s a rule around here. Never touch the stuff in the foil.
Hence, it’ll never need freezer space. ;P
;P yourself. Uh... Enjoy your lasagna-shrooms.
I have to keep home-made lasagna and also chili relleno in the freezer at all times because I never know when Hubby will want them.
That's right, a health kick. When I finish this cigarette I'm going to kick you for making fun of me. ;^P
Far kick hmmmm? WEFG
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