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- Marasmius seen in Pampadum
Marasmius group in Pampadum Shola NP - Maybe a gorgeous Mycena seen in Pampadum Shola
Mycena sp. in Pampadum Shola around 2000m asl right on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border - Nilgiri Langur Trachypithecus johnii Walking
Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii) walking on a branch - Nilgiri Thar herd Eravikulam
Nilgiri Thar herd in Eravikulam NP, Western Ghats, Kerala - Orion Gateway Cr Tatiana Ms
- Phallus costatus
Phallus costatus in his errected prime. Not 100% sure if it is Ph. costatus. - Phallus costatus Disp Pampadum Shola
A stinkhorn, probably Phallus costatus and its disected egg seen in Pampadum Shola NP - Phallus costatus with fly
Phallus costatus visited by a fly that feeds on its tempting sporemass that reeks of decaying meet - Polyporus arcularius cap Thattekad
Polyporus arcularius cap seen in Thattekad - Poronia sp seen in Pampadum
Poronia sp. fruiting bodies growing out of Gaur droppings. This asco looks quite like a Cordyceps, but no insect is being digested. Pampadum NP - Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) in Thattekkad - Spongipellis Hymenium Kerala
Spongipellis sp. hymenium growing on a dead root in a tea plantation near Munnar. Could have been the root of a Grevillea tree. Kerala S - Termitomyces sp. seen in Kerala
A Termitomyces, probably T. clypeatus. Sushri Tripathy tells me it is commonly eaten in South India. Termite mushrooms are only known from cultivation by termites! Thattekkhad, Kerala - Watergrass cutting with Cormorants
Watergrass cutting near Kochi under the watch of cormorants - Xylaria sp
Not surprisingly we saw many different Xylaria species in the forests of Kerala.