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FRIENDLY FUNGUS PHOTOGRAPHY
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Original work by Anna Towers
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Hello! I know I have an "About Me" section on my website, as well as a blog post "Then and Now: Who is The Friendly Fungus?", but...
Anna Towers
May 14, 2023
Wait, That Nest is a Fungus??
Can you believe that this "nest" is actually a mushroom? This species is aptly named "Bird's Nest Fungus" and it's quite a fascinating...
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Anna Towers
Jan 1, 2023
Who is the Friendly Fungus?
Hello! My name is Anna Towers and I am a fungi photographer! I’ve been photographing mushrooms in California for almost 10 years now. I...
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Anna Towers
Jan 28, 2022
Did You Know? Lichens Are Part Fungi!
Did you know that lichens are not single organisms but a pairing of algal cells and fungi?
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Anna Towers
Feb 26, 2021
Guttation: A Drippy Phenomenon
Is it dew? Perhaps rain droplets? Not exactly! You’re seeing something pretty cool here. This is a phenomenon referred to as “guttation”....
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Anna Towers
Aug 15, 2020
The Death Cap
These look pretty, right? Well, they’re one of the most deadly mushrooms in the world! These are “Death Caps” – Amanita phalloides. They...
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Anna Towers
Jan 16, 2020
Deliquescence: How Inky Cap Mushrooms Digest Themselves
Have you seen an inky cap mushroom before? Did you know they digest their own flesh? This inky cap mushroom is most commonly named the...
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Anna Towers
Nov 20, 2019
Artist's Conk: The Sketchpad of Fungi
This is a mushroom known as an “Artist’s Conk.” The fungus is aptly named for the way in which the white underside can be used as a...
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Anna Towers
Aug 15, 2019
What is a Slime Mold?
“Slime mold” is a nickname for a group of organisms that can live freely as single cells or fuse together to form multi-cellular...
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Anna Towers
Mar 15, 2019
Winter Mushrooms of the Diablo Region
Winter Mushrooms: The Rainbow Season Spring is almost here yet the San Francisco Bay Area’s common winter mushrooms are just making their...
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Anna Towers
Jan 17, 2019
The Etymology of Stinky Mushroom Names
The below is very informative and quite interesting read. All new to me! Here's what you will find in this post: First we see an...
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Anna Towers
Jan 8, 2019
Determining Scale in Macro Photography
I remember the first time I found Bird’s Nest Fungus. I was on a guide-led mushroom hike in the Oakland Hills on a rainy morning in...
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Anna Towers
Dec 24, 2018
How Mushrooms Shaped Christmas
How many Christmas legends have you heard about the Amanita muscaria mushroom and Santa’s flying reindeer? Below are some interesting...
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Anna Towers
Dec 21, 2018
Fall Mushrooms of the Diablo Region
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association "FALLING FOR FUNGI IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR" By Anna Towers Rain has come late to the Bay Area this...
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Anna Towers
Nov 30, 2018
What is Mycelium? How Mushrooms Grow
LETS LEARN SOMETHING! I love this little guy. For one thing, he’s shiny. Another, he’s tiny. Another, he’s growing out of the side of a...
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Anna Towers
Oct 23, 2018
Why Mushrooms? My Inspiration
People often ask me when my infatuation with mushrooms first began – and for the longest time I really wasn’t sure. Representing a time...
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Anna Towers
Nov 27, 2017
The Anatomy of a Toadstool
An at-a-glance look at the anatomy of a toadstool mushroom! Image created by me.
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Anna Towers
Oct 31, 2017
Let There Be Light! Bioluminescence Captured
Oh. My. GOSH! Excuse me while I peel myself off the floor. Thanks to a dear friend who gave me some tips, we can all give a big...
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Anna Towers
Apr 17, 2017
Sporulation: How Do Cup Fungi Reproduce?
Cup Fungi Sporulation Most of us are familiar with the idea of fungal “spores” - the dusty sneeze of a mushroom that is essential for...
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Anna Towers
Dec 1, 2016
Did You Know? Fascinating Fungi Facts
Here are some fascinating facts about fungi that I have gathered from a large variety of sources (websites, various published works,...
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