Almost every corner of the globe is home to a wide array of different organisms. But despite this diversity, there are groups of animals that share the most unlikely of similarities. Sticking to the UK, each week for 12 weeks I will test your skills in identifying 12 different organisms that share one characteristic. They can be a plant or a fungi, a bird or a mammal, a fish or an insect!MAGICAL MYSTERY QUIZ#1Clue: Sweet, but an absolute rotter.
Yes, I did too this time. Quite glad when it was over. Could have done with one of the organisms in this quiz!
Magic mushroom?? Lol!
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Yeah, cannot get those on the NHS, so I've been told :)
Jennifer T said: Yeah, cannot get those on the NHS, so I've been told :)
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
Congratulations to all of you who guessed Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea). First a bit about the clues! First clue: Sweet, but an absolute rotter. Honey is a sweet substance as we know, and this particular fungus causes white rot, hence absolute rotter. The second clue: A happy chap who will light up a room. A happy chap is a fun guy (fungi). Fungi with bioluminescent gills, such as the Honey fungus would have the ability to certainly light up a room! That said their pale green glow is barely visible to the human eye.
Widespread throughout the UK, these fungi have yellow-brown caps, that are sticky to touch when moist. A species once deemed as edible are now viewed with suspicion as there have been several cases of poisoning. Forming clusters, Honey fungi are also known as Stump mushroom, Stumpie or Pinky.
A picture of a Honey fungus is found here.
Did you know that: this species was first described by Danish mycologist Martin Vahl in 1790, who named it Agaricus mellea. It was moved to its present genus in 1871 by German mycologist Paul Kummer.
Keep an eye out for next week’s mystery quiz!
Take care,
Claire
Well done ladyannie I just could get into the fungus bit.