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Miranda Jans
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I like all things fungi, lichen, and slime mold; and would like to learn more about them. Also bugs! Currently live in Hawaii. All photos are mine, unless otherwise stated.
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Candlesnuff fungus in the darkest part of the forest #fungifriends
Black thready fungus, covered in gray spores towards the top, growing out of a rotting log
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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themerl.bsky.social
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?

We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.

Find out more:

collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
Two students look at objects in the reading room at The Museum of English Rural Life.
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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craftyintentions.bsky.social
Just a spider who appreciates the softness of tuffets, but doesn't want to scare anybody. 🕷️💜

🌐 Website: shop.craftyintentions.com/b/ch6HE
🧶 Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
🛍️ Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/7244...

#crochet #amigurumi #craftyintentions #crochetspider #spider #crochetpattern
A white crocheted spider with black safety eyes rests on the textured bark of a tree branch. Its eight curved legs are spread out naturally, and sunlight filtering through leaves creates a warm, bokeh background.
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
mmejans.bsky.social
When you have the blues but you also have a little friend #fungifriends
Two bracket fungi on a log, with tan, brown, and blue stripes, possibly turkey tails
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
mmejans.bsky.social
More slime molds; Ceratiomyxa with its translucent pillars (and a small isopod) #slimemold
Rotting wood with patches of moss and white translucent coral-shaped slime mold sporangia
November 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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theweeowl.bsky.social
If you are looking for a unique gift for a mushroom lover?
I have this original drawing and others in my shop. I'd love you to visit to see them...
folksy.com/find/item/85...

#Mushrooms #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
A small drawing of a group of penny bun mushrooms with clover and evergreen foliage in the undergrowth. There is a yellow and green bright background. The drawing is on green pastel paper. An original art work, please note that the frame is not included. Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper 5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm).
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
mmejans.bsky.social
Another quick phone snap of some pretty mushrooms (with springtail friends) #fungifriends
Four white mushrooms with intricate gills, seen from below, growing on a tree branch
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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nsilbiger.bsky.social
On behalf of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we are excited to invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at the rank of assistant professor. www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa... position number 0082726
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
mmejans.bsky.social
British soldier lichen found on Manana trail #fungifriends
Cladonia lichen; grey-green stalks with bright red apothecia on top
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
mmejans.bsky.social
I haven’t posted many slime friends lately! Here are some wolf’s milk slime molds found near Catawba Falls #fungifriends
Pink round fungus-like structures growing on rotten wood
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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libraryfaery.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
mmejans.bsky.social
Quick phone snap of a fragile dapperling in the rain #fungifriends
Leucocoprinus fragilissimus, a slightly yellow, slender mushroom with a thin long stem, and a concave pleated cap
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
mmejans.bsky.social
Ethereal beauty
The moon and a rainbow in the daytime sky
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
mmejans.bsky.social
Cladonia sp lichens on Hau’ula loop trail #fungifriends
Close up of the top part of the thallus of pillar shaped green-gray Cladonia lichen
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
mmejans.bsky.social
Shaggy looking little white mushroom on the Hau’ula loop trail #fungifriends
Tan/white mushroom cap growing between brown cook pine branchlets
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
mmejans.bsky.social
Lush gold-colored lichen in the Oneawa hills #fungifriends
Golden colored fruticose lichen growing on tree branches
November 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
mmejans.bsky.social
Happy Halloween 🎃 #fungifriends
Bright orange Pycnoporus bracket fungus on a branch
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
mmejans.bsky.social
Does anyone know what these may be? I found them in Chimney Rock state park on wooden stairs #fungifriends
Amorphous pink small mushrooms (?) on treated wood Amorphous pink mushroom (?) with a slightly velvety surface
October 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
mmejans.bsky.social
It’s hard work, to emerge #fungifriends
Mushroom growing from the forest floor, with a yellow cap, a white stem, and a tan annulus found in N.C.
October 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
mmejans.bsky.social
Puffballs are beautiful up close #fungifriends #mushroommonday
White puffball mushroom covered with small spines, growing on a stalk
October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
mmejans.bsky.social
Exquisite colors on this bracket mushroom #fungifriends
Shelf mushrooms with golden and Bordeaux stripes on a rotting log; found in NC
October 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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markverdult.bsky.social
For the lichen lovers:

Xanthoria parietina

#fungifriends #lichen
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
mmejans.bsky.social
I was trying to take a photo of this plant, but realized I was being photobombed by a lovely harvestman when I opened it on my computer! #arachnid
Dark exposure of pink flowers to the left and a small orange harvestman with silly long legs to the right
October 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
mmejans.bsky.social
More N.C. mushrooms: these orange peel mushrooms look very fake #fungifriends
Bright orange smooth mushroom resembling plastic or orange peel
October 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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philwoollen.bsky.social
Any mycologists out there able to identify this cup fungi growing in our garden for me? Cheshire m, UK. Growing beneath an ornamental conifer. #fungi #mycology
October 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM