Brave little fungi on Mt. Wellington. This lovely photo of Mycena sp. is by Rachel Harper Yes, I have been hanging around in the rainforest again – no leeches thank goodness, but I must confess I am turning into a mycophilliac. I was quite intrigued by some of my finds last year, but have now joined a group where members can not only identify them, but send in images of what they have found. According to Pat Harrison of the Fungi group, some 20,000 macro species have now been identified worldwide, but this is only around one tenth of the number which are known to exist. Some of the specimens on the site are positively mind boggling and the photography is exceptional too. Some species, especially the Stinkhorns and Earthstars, look as if they belong on an alien planet. Then there are translucent blue ones, all green ones, deep purple ones and even some which glow in the dark. While I have yet to see any of the latter myself, it has certainly opened my eyes to wonderful...
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