Some pretty fungi and a very big slug

@JudyEv (325584)
Rockingham, Australia
August 8, 2017 1:26pm CST
We have stayed two nights at a campsite near Felletin. We always wonder if the owners will have a great deal of English, some English or absolutely no English. On this occasion the couple were from Norfolk, England and havw owned the park for ten years. We had trouble finding a campsite before we stumbled upon this one so it was nice to finally switch the engine off and connect power. Next step was a glass of wine! We had a thunderstorm that night but we were snug and warm. We went for a walk today between showers and saw very lovely fungi growing on a tree. We also saw the biggest slug we’ve ever seen. You can see him/her at the bottom right of the photo. And the Salers mahogany-coloured cattle that we’ve been seeing have given way to the wheat-coloured Limousins. They are deserving of a post of their own, especially as they posed so nicely for us.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
8 Aug 17
I don't know what kind of fungus this is but it doesn't look edible. I've just learnt that the plural is fungi as you've written or 'funguses'. I like that.
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vanny
@vandana7 (98778)
• India
8 Aug 17
Definitely does not look edible..lol
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457857)
• Switzerland
9 Aug 17
@MALUSE Wood-decay fungi, they "eat" moist wood, they are parasite and absolutely no good to eat. You can see that there is moss on this tree, this side is facing north, so it's humid.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
@LadyDuck We noticed the moss all on one side too.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Aug 17
I maybe be wrong but I may be right, that looks like the mushrooms they collect around here and they are very expensive! Some mushrooms go from $40 pound to $1,000 a pound.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
Anna (@LadyDuck) says they are no good to eat. They're not really a mushroom, just fungi growing on the side of a tree.
Anna
@LadyDuck (457857)
• Switzerland
9 Aug 17
Those are wood-decay fungi, they usually grow on the norther side of the trees, where the moss grows. Those fungi are parasite and not good to eat.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
Some are quite large aren't they? This was actually a brighter orange than it appears here.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457857)
• Switzerland
9 Aug 17
@JudyEv some completely cover rotten fallen trees.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457857)
• Switzerland
10 Aug 17
@JudyEv Yes, they "eat" the wood and finally you can only see plenty of big fungi.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
8 Aug 17
we had this on one of our maple trees.I took a photo a while back in one of my post.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
9 Aug 17
@JudyEv sorry not to me.Nice to look at but not attractive.By the way I believe these are not edible?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
@amadeo I don't think they are edible. I'd never eat one that's for sure.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
They're very attractive aren't they?
Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
8 Aug 17
What are Limousins?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
Limousins are a breed of cattle which originated in the Limousin area of France. I'll be doing a post on them soon.
DianneN
@DianneN (246525)
• United States
9 Aug 17
We have huge fungi, but I only see snail slime. Yuk!
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DianneN
@DianneN (246525)
• United States
9 Aug 17
@JudyEv It's huge!!!!! Escargot anyone?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
@DianneN I don't think I've ever eaten snails. Maybe I should do so before I leave France.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
I didn't touch this slug. He was much too big.
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vanny
@vandana7 (98778)
• India
8 Aug 17
In India, finding campsite would be a problem, because we haven't any. lol
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
France is full of campsites. It seems half the population is camping at the moment.
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divalounger
@divalounger (5849)
• United States
9 Aug 17
I love mushrooms and fungi of all sorts --they are such an alien thing really--and very cool--your trip sounds wonderful!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
Thanks. We've been having a lot of interesting experiences.
susan
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
11 Aug 17
great photo.... Do you like it when you meet english speakers .. is your french improving... ?
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Aug 17
That slug is like a small snake.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
It's the biggest one I've every seen.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Aug 17
Best picture of a slug I've ever seen.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
Did you get muddled? The main part of the photo is the fungi and the LH corner shows the slug. Here is a better one of it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Aug 17
@teamfreak16 When we first saw it we didn't know if it was alive or another piece of fungi. We stroked it very gently with a leaf and it just fell off the trunk! But then we found two more. Vince has a better photo but I can't access it at the moment.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Aug 17
@JudyEv - Ah. Even better.
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