Sleeping disorders does not exist for the Forest Elfs. Whenever they need to rest they just lay down underneath one of the many Sleepy-shrooms that grows all around their realm.
The mushroom season is here. I’m getting more and more interested in mushrooms each passing year. I accidentally discovered that by placing as flashlight behind a mushroom when the conditions are right, you may see the shroom releasing it’s spores. It’s quite magic to see.
Here I’ve experimented with photographing the spores as they release from the fungus. It’s quite tricky. I’ve taken several exposures and focus stacked them in Photoshop. I’ve also “cheated” a bit and copied a spore cloud to make it seem like I captured more spores in one picture than I actually did.
I noticed that different kinds of mushrooms will give out different amounts of spores, visible at least. Also, the amount of spores will differ greatly depending on the “age” of the mushroom body.
Tilly and Spina- her arch-nemesis! Her Rival! The thorn in her side! foiling all her plans and adventures…but she’s also cute and has nice hair so it’s not so bad
Meet the ongvorea’s flamboyant cousin the hexvorman. In comparison the hexvorman is a more active hunter but not by much, however the tactic it deploys is a unique one. The hexvorman has a symbiotic relationship with a peculiar fungi that grows exclusively on the shell of the species. This fungi produce spores that will cause disorientation, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations in other creatures which intensifies the closer it is to the source. This allows the hexvorman to approach prey at its leisurely pace till it’s close enough to inject it with neurotoxins through its harpoon armed proboscis. Like the ongvorea it detects the carbon dioxide exhaled from prey but unlike its relative it also has eyestalks that help it navigate the terrain.
Hexvorman are hermaphrodites and both parties will produce young after mating. The young is carried on the back and will feed off the parent’s kills. However the young grow hungry quicker than the adult and though they start out numerous they will consume each-other until a dozen or so remain. The young will stay on their parent until they have grown enough for the fungi to take hold on their shells and are able to produce their own spores. Once they leave any impression of parental care is over as the cannibalistic trait extends into adulthood and hexvorman will eat their own offspring given the opportunity.
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