Natural History Wanderings

bioGraphic reported

With more scientists and artists turning their attention to bioluminescence, new information about glowing fungi is coming to light.

In an English woodland, a cluster of saffrondrop bonnet mushrooms is reflected in a puddle. Their golden gleam comes from beyond—cast by low-angle November sunlight—yet the fungi may be illuminated from within, too. Saffrondrop bonnets (Mycena crocata) are one of 125 or so species from the fungi kingdom known to produce their own light.

Read more : Glowing from Within – bioGraphic