phantoms-lair:

correctdichotomy:

(image credit to Dan Hoare on twitter)

I ONLY JUST LEARNED ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THIS MUSHROOM????? WHICH ERUPTS FROM AN EGG BEFORE UNCURLING HELLISH ARMS, EXPOSING ITS STICKY MASS OF SPORES TO BE SPREAD BY FLIES ATTRACTED BY THE SCENT OF ROTTING FLESH???

Admittedly, I am easily won over by all organisms that attract flies with the scent of rotting flesh. But the octopus stinkhorn (Clathrus archeri) also has tentacles, a freaky egg stage, and blackish goop, so it’s my favorite now.

This is the best mushroom

sunnybcnes:

synensis:

YOU ARE WELCOME!

I COULD TRY AND ANSWER THOSE OTHER QUESTIONS? THE VOID IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND FROM BEING PLACED IN IT, BUT KNOWING WHAT IT IS IS A HEADSTART AT LEAST.

OH, UH, THE QUESTIONS I HAVE ARE MORE OF A PERSONAL THING THAN A VOID THING, BUT IF I DO COME UP WITH ANY VOID-Y QUESTIONS I’LL LET YOU KNOW.

I’D BE MORE COMFORTABLE IMING YOU ABOUT THE NOT-REALLY-VOID-Y QUESTIONS THAN AIRING THEM OUT HERE FOR REASONS IF THAT’S OKAY?

OF COURSE.

sunnybcnes:

synensis:

NOT THAT I HAVE SEEN.

IN SOME PARTS PERHAPS IT COULD, THOUGH, IF SOMEONE WANTED IT TO.

IF IT DID ON ITS OWN, IT WOULD PROBABLY FEEL MORE LIKE UNDERGROUND RAIN – INVISIBLE, BUT WITH SOUND. AND LIKELY DISTORTED TO BE UNPLEASANT.

IT IS NOT A FUN PLACE ON ITS OWN.

… HUH. SO IF IT IS RAINING, THEN SOMEONE’S MAKING IT RAIN. I MEAN, I’D SAY I’D UNDERSTAND BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT’S NICE TO JUST SIT AND LISTEN TO IT BUT… IT DOES KIND OF SOUND NOT GREAT. IT KIND OF BRINGS MORE QUESTIONS…

THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING, BY THE WAY, I DON’T REALLY… UNDERSTAND A LOT OF STUFF ABOUT THE VOID BUT I PROBABLY SHOULD SINCE I’VE ENDED UP SPENDING MORE TIME HERE LATELY.

YOU ARE WELCOME!

I COULD TRY AND ANSWER THOSE OTHER QUESTIONS? THE VOID IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND FROM BEING PLACED IN IT, BUT KNOWING WHAT IT IS IS A HEADSTART AT LEAST.