fistulina antarctica

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Fistulina antarctica

@youless (113273)

Guangzhou, China

July 21, 2023 2:09am CST

I occasionally see this online. This is called Fistulina antarctica and it is a species of fungi. It looks like a tongue and that's quite interesting. But actually I don't have more information about it, such as whether it is poisonous or not. Of course it is wise not try have a try

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@AmbiePam (100117)

• United States

21 Jul 23

What an odd looking thing.

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Jul 23

Quite right.

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@cacay1 (85068)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

21 Jul 23

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (20886)

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21 Jul 23

the fungi is very attractive. Is it carnivorous?

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Jul 23

I don't think it is carnivorous but I can't be 100% sure

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@cacay1 (85068)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

21 Jul 23

@sathviksouvik I think it's poisonous.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (20886)

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21 Jul 23

@cacay1 thanks Erly then it is dangerous

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@allknowing (148786)

• India

22 Jul 23

Never seen a coloured fungus

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

24 Jul 23

Me, too.

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@LadyDuck (477969)

• Italy

21 Jul 23

Those funghi grow on trees, they have a sour taste and can cause gastric upset.

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Jul 23

Thank you! Namely it is not suggested to eat it

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@LadyDuck (477969)

• Italy

21 Jul 23

@youless I surely would not eat those mushrooms, young they are tender but the big old ones must be soaked one night before you can cook them.

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@Tampa_girl7 (52810)

• United States

21 Jul 23

It does look like a tongue.

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Jul 23

Yes, this is very interesting to see it.

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@Beestring (15563)

• Hong Kong

21 Jul 23

Colorful fungi tend to be poisonous. I wouldn't dare to touch it at all.

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Jul 23

You are right. It is always good to be careful.

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@snowy22315 (192166)

• United States

21 Jul 23

Nature has some strange items for sure. I still remember a couple of years ago when I found a blue toadstool. That was a surprise.

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Jul 23

I looked it up online and it has a beautiful color

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@flapiz (23266)

• United Kingdom

31 Jul 23

Oh my! Yeah at first glance it does look like a tongue.

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

1 Aug 23

I also found it very surprising.

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@RasmaSandra (86594)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

21 Jul 23

It certainly does and is an interesting-looking species,

https://redlist.info/iucn/species_view/194145/

https://redlist.info/iucn/species_view/194145/

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

24 Jul 23

Thanks for your link.

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@cacay1 (85068)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

21 Jul 23

It's indeed tongue look alike

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Jul 23

I wonder whether animals will eat it by a mistake.

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@cacay1 (85068)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

22 Jul 23

@youless , no, the animals have a strong sense of smell. They know f its a poisonous thing.

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@JudyEv (357273)

• Rockingham, Australia

22 Jul 23

There are some very unusual fungi around. I see a lot if I go walking in the bush.

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

24 Jul 23

I hardly see fungi.

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@grantward7 (338)

• Indonesia

21 Jul 23

I heard that this fungi often harvested and consume when it's young.

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@youless (113273)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Jul 23

I saw a picture that this fungi could grow very big. Try to imagine there is a huge tongue in the forest

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