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NerdyRedneck45 t1_is3213p wrote

Jack O Lanterns- they glow in the dark too!! https://www.mushroomexpert.com/omphalotus_illudens.html

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Bukook t1_is45rmb wrote

Which are poisonous if anyone is not familiar.

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tempmike t1_is5ct1m wrote

According to that article they don't

> I am here to tell you: The emperor is naked! Don't make a fool of yourself, as I regularly do. After years of trying to see the luminescent gills I have reached the obvious conclusion: mushroom authors are out to make me feel like an idiot. And don't bother sending an e-mail to tell me you have seen the Jack O'Lantern's glowing gills, or to send a photo of the phenomenon, because I will know you are part of the conspiracy, and that the photo was produced by the same people who made the photos of the Loch Ness Monster.

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ButtersHound t1_isppig8 wrote

I think you need a camera with the exposure set for 15 seconds or more. It's a very faint light

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bluezinharp t1_is2wvz3 wrote

I've always known these to be called jack-o-lanterns. I do not believe that they are edible but, I could be wrong.

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Gul_Ducatti t1_is3mdvo wrote

"All Fungi are edible. Some Fungi are only edible once." ---Terry Pratchett

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opskito t1_is2z3fo wrote

They contain a toxin (I don’t know exactly how toxic they are). I identified the same species a few days ago and looked it up. They’re typically found near decaying trees and tree roots, I learned.

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dmriggs t1_is4a7kk wrote

I had a feeling they might be 😬 The color is beautiful but it's also very strange

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spicynuggies t1_is35sy0 wrote

Take a bite mmmm pumpkin flavor

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