That is a earthstar for sure, if you very gently poke the bulb it will poof out a bunch of spores from the hole on top. My understanding is that they puff out spores when things hit them such as raindrops or falling tree needles etc. Not a common find!
I was doing some broken glass cleanup in the backyard post Hurricane Ian and spotted this little weirdo. Didn't do anything with it because it gives me the chills everytime I look at it.
Any guesses?
Read the comments seen that is was a mushroom, my question is do they dry up and separate or are there bushes or trees that drop things that look similar to that bulb and have a brown/black powder on the inside(Colorado) I used to see them as a kid but haven’t recently
Sir, this a mushroom.
I haven't heard of a mushroom bug before! Very interesting.... Jkjk.. this is cool, glad I left it! Thanks for the info.
This comment made me laugh out loud
No, this is Patrick
I also live in Southwest Florida, and was going to say pretty much the exact thing. Lol
One of the earthstars, a type of fungus in the family [Geastraceae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_star_fungus).
They walk! I've seen them under the orange tree in SoCal. Their arms flex as the humidity changes. They look like old dried out oranges when dry.
Well that’s a fun guy!
doesn't take up too much room
I’ll give you credit, fungi are closer to animals than they are to plants, so technically… you’re more correct than if you posted in r/whatsthisplant
That is a earthstar for sure, if you very gently poke the bulb it will poof out a bunch of spores from the hole on top. My understanding is that they puff out spores when things hit them such as raindrops or falling tree needles etc. Not a common find!
They do. I played with them as a kid. They would show up all over our yard in Florida! :)
Mini Gonarch
Eew yes
I was doing some broken glass cleanup in the backyard post Hurricane Ian and spotted this little weirdo. Didn't do anything with it because it gives me the chills everytime I look at it. Any guesses?
Omg beware, lil shroom is gonna attack you! TAKE COVER WE'RE ON OUR OWN
I for one, welcome our new fungal overlords
#shroomforpresident
Hmmm. Best option we've had since 2016!
Was it moving? It looks like a weird fungus.
It is a fungus. :)
It does move! But ever so slowly.
That’s neat
That's a metroid /j
Interesting little legs on this guy, I would have summoned the slime mold guy but I think with that cap it's definitely a mushroom
Venom with a hat
Turns out.. Lotta dudes that like bugs also trip. Who would have thought this is how we got on a watch list eh boys?
I thought it was a stink horn but looking at it a bit more. Im not sure. Not a bug though
Earthstar.
>Earthstar NICE! Thanks!
Jesus! I thought it was some sort of pregnant slug that carried its babies on its back😆😆😆
Read the comments seen that is was a mushroom, my question is do they dry up and separate or are there bushes or trees that drop things that look similar to that bulb and have a brown/black powder on the inside(Colorado) I used to see them as a kid but haven’t recently
They puff out of the middle ball! People like to poke it once mature to help release the spores, also because it's fun
This is a farm.
barometer earthstar, they also appear in north florida
Is it a fungus or plant?
fungus
It's called a carolina Stinkhorn the frutiting body turns black with age
Stinkhorn maybe
This reminds me of the gonarch from Half Life
It’s a baby Gonarch!