Strange fungi id.........

[JonnyP]

Saw this while walking along a woodland path this morning, it was quite heavy and it was either carried there by a fox or fallen from a tree, so I don't know where it came from. It was about 6" thick. It had a waxy texture and the underside smelt strong of butterscotch, any idea's.................Jon

 

[Tantalus]

I don't think you are supposed to fry eggs that long mate ..........

but seriously , as a fungus it looks well past its' sell by date , specimens are best identified fresh

Some basics on ID ing them include checking to see if they have gills or not , stem and presence or absence of a ring are also important. Colours of the underside would be helpfull too. Smell well noted

The theory of a fox carrying it baffles me a little , I can not see a lot of damage, might I suggest it fell off the tree it was growing on ?

I dont like the idea of posting a pic on the web to try and ID a fungus because of the many (often omitted in descriptions) variables in the way they grow and the places they grow in.

Sorry for not being more helpful but in the spirit of bushcraft........learn to help yourself first (in this case by giving as much detail as you can possibly gather)

Even then any ID over the internet is hardly conclusive or safe

Tant

 

[JonnyP]

I don't think you are supposed to fry eggs that long mate ..........

but seriously , as a fungus it looks well past its' sell by date , specimens are best identified fresh

Some basics on ID ing them include checking to see if they have gills or not , stem and presence or absence of a ring are also important. Colours of the underside would be helpfull too. Smell well noted

The theory of a fox carrying it baffles me a little , I can not see a lot of damage, might I suggest it fell off the tree it was growing on ?

I dont like the idea of posting a pic on the web to try and ID a fungus because of the many (often omitted in descriptions) variables in the way they grow and the places they grow in.

Sorry for not being more helpful but in the spirit of bushcraft........learn to help yourself first (in this case by giving as much detail as you can possibly gather)

Even then any ID over the internet is hardly conclusive or safe

Tant

Sorry Tantalus, it was the first time I had seen it, it was in the middle of a little used path, the trees above were young ash and sycamore and I would not of thought capable of holding something this big, but maybe that is why it fell ? it didn't seem to me to be an old specimen, it was heavy and solid and had a strong fresh smell to it. I was just hoping that someone could point me in the right direction as I know a lot of people on here are good at fungi. I am not planning on eating it, I was just curious as to what it was, cos I have never seen one like it before. Anyway, I did get a shot of the underneath..............Jon

 

[redcollective]

Jon I don't suppose you cut through it an took a photo of that did you? I'm hard pressed to see any familiar structures on that thing.

At this point I feel confident in saying it looks like a waste of a perfectly good Creme Caramel!

 

[Marts]

Looks a bit like a melted Amanita of some sort.

 

[JonnyP]

Well it may not be a fungi at all, it felt waxy on the top, like soap, and like I said, the underside really smelt strong of something like butterscotch, thats why I thought a fox had dropped it after first thinking it was edible. Should I go back and chop it in half ? Would that help ?.....................Jon

 

[stuart f]

Well i think it could be a Babybell cheese that gone rather rancid in the heat,ooh i would,nt like to cut it open if it was

 

[Mantic]

Well i think it could be a Babybell cheese that gone rather rancid in the heat,ooh i would like to cut it open if it was

A 6" thick babybell?!? More like an Edam...

Could it be a 6" thick slab of butterscotch?

 

[stuart f]

A 6" thick babybell?!? More like an Edam...

I was thinking that maybe the build up gasses had somehow mutated in to a 6inch monster

 

[JonnyP]

I was thinking that maybe the build up gasses had somehow mutated in to a 6inch monster

So you are saying that if I cut it open, it will explode ?..................Jon

 

[stuart f]

I would poke it with a long,long stick or you could end up being the smelliest walking fondue upon the planet

 

[JonnyP]

I would poke it with a long,long stick or you could end up being the smelliest walking fondue upon the planet

LOL..........I have already moved it and I am sure that there is no air in it, feels solid................Jon

 

[stuart f]

Seriously though Jon,in the second picture the white underside does it have pores or is the whole thing smooth? Also i can't see from the pictures but does it have flat side so as to look it has been attached to a tree?

 

[JonnyP]

Seriously though Jon,in the second picture the white underside does it have pores or is the whole thing smooth? Also i can't see from the pictures but does it have flat side so as to look it has been attached to a tree?

It was fairly smooth underneath, but there were a few insect holes and loads of scratch marks, I will have to go back and have another look, if its still there...............Jon

 

[Snufkin]

Perhaps a discarded toffee apple?

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

Its an Alien Egg !

My avater just told me that :yikes:

:theyareon

 

[stuart f]

Its an Alien Egg !

Jon,if it is what Spikey DaPikey avater says it is,then approach with extreme caution,cos there maybe a facehugger inside. And if it does go all pear shaped we will have to get Sigourney Weaver on the case,cos shes had a hell of a time with them,but she always seems to get the upper hand with them.

 

[Jackdaw]

Are you sure it's not someones breast implant gone wrong and now stalking innocent bushcrafters out in the countryside?

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

Are you sure it's not someones breast implant gone wrong and now stalking innocent bushcrafters out in the countryside?

ROFLMAO !!!