‘Without them there is no life’: the race to understand the mysterious world of Africa’s fungi Amid growing evidence of fungi’s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, African scientists are championing the need to preserve ‘funga’ as much as flora and fauna

There is a push to study African mycoflora, as appreciation grows for the important role of fungi have in ecological systems. #fungifriends #mycology #ecology #Africa 🍄 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

You'll have to wait until I finish writing my fantasy novel, "Whence Come Dragons." I think some will be featured there. 😉

Ladysmith, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

My table at the Ladysmith Book Festival.

At the Ladysmith Book Festival!

National Poetry Month | Le Mois national de la poésie - League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Month Le Mois national de la poésie NPM archives | Archives MNP Established in Canada in 1998 by the League of Canadian Poets, National Poetry Month takes place every April and brings ...

It's National Poetry Month! 📖 #Booksky #Poetry #Canada ✒️ poets.ca/offerings/pr...

Evidence That Mushrooms Were The First and Most Important Life on Earth YouTube video by Anton Petrov

Fungi colonized land long before plants and animals. 🍄 #fungifriends #mycology #ecology #biology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzQQ...

Promotional poster for the Ladysmith Spring Book Fest, Saturday, April 11, 10am-3pm at the Eagles Hall, 921 1st Avenue. Meet over 20 authors and writers.

If you're up Island, I'll be at the Ladysmith Book Fest April 11 with my sci-fi novels and mushroom books. See you there there! #booksky

IMC13 IMC13

Who's going? #fungifriends #mycology
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We ate space mushrooms and survived to tell the tale The mushrooms spread out on the chopping board seemed normal enough. They were rich and dense, and had a strong earthy aroma. In the saucepan, they melted—along with the cheese—to form a creamy pasta ...

You can now add iion's mane, turkey tails, and Cordyceps militaris to fungi that have been carried into low Earth orbit (USSR carried winter polypores and oyster mushrooms to orbit in the '70s. NASA launched enokitake on STS-55 in 1993). #fungifriends #mycology #space 🍄 phys.org/news/2026-02...

'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.

Seeing imaginary little people? Perhaps you've eaten Lanmaoa asiatica that you didn't cook long enough! #fungifriends #mycology 🍄 www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Volonaut Airbike - Test Riding a Flying Speeder Bike YouTube video by Volonaut

I've already spotted what I want for Christmas next year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZpW...

Four fresh loaves of Dresden-style Christmas stollen, complete with icing, cherries, and candy sprinkles on top.

All set now!

Mushrooms For All Seasons: Compact Edition Every season brings new mushrooms to behold! This compact edition compiles a four-part series. Now all in one reference, you will find an introduction to basic techniques for cooking the most popular ...

Actually, I have the print version online now! #fungifriends #mycology #booksky #indieauthor
www.lulu.com/shop/richard...

Image of the Compact Edition of the book titled Mushrooms for all Seasons by Richard Winder.

O frabjous day! Callou! Callay! He chortled in his joy. Proofs for my new Compact Edition are finally here! No colour pictures, alas, but all four parts now in one package, with a bonus recipes. I will be putting it online in the new year. #fungifriends #mycology #booksky #indieauthor 🍄

The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays?

Melanized fungi from Chernobyl thrive in and derive energy from ionizing radiation. #fungifriends #mycology #ecology www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Stella Her name is Stella. She loves sunshine and fresh bagels, and absolutely hates space travel. She's a rookie cop, making her way in a 25th Century world complicated by Universal Legal Care and automatio...

She's a rookie cop, making her way in the 25th Century. Trapped aboard an antique star-liner mockingly called the City of One, she finds new friends, intrigue, and the fight of her life. Is this the end? Not if Stella can help it! #booksky #indieauthor #scifi #EBookGifts www.lulu.com/shop/richard...

Excerpt of Article titled "Edible Mushrooms of the Roman Empire" by Richard Winder

Check out my latest article in Fungi Magazine: Edible Mushrooms of the Roman Empire. www.fungimag.com #fungifriends #mycology #history

Sweet-smelling fungus lures and kills mosquitoes, offering new disease control tool A fungus that pretends to be a flower could help humans outsmart one of the deadliest insects on Earth, the mosquito.

Metarhizium, a fungal pathogen of insects, has been genetically modified to produce the mosquito attractant longifolene - so it can lure and kill mosquitos. #fungifriends #mycology #nature #entomology #insects #microbiology
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Mushroom in the Wild Playing Keyboard YouTube video by BionicandtheWires

So… Leccinum spp. play keyboards now? #fungifriends #mycology

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A poster for the South Vancouver Island Mycological Society 2025 Mushroom Show at the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, B.C., November 2 from 10 AM to 4 PM.

If you're going to be in town the first weekend in November...
#fungifriends #mycology #nature #ecology #victoria 🍄

Earth Was a Fungal World Before Plants Existed Fungi arose long before plants, shaping Earth with early soils and nutrient cycles. Their hidden legacy shows they may have prepared the world for life to flourish on land.

Before there were terrestrial plants, there were fungi. #fungifriends #mycology #evolution 🍄
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The man and the mushroom kayak: can a boat made from mycellim change the future/ Sam Shoemaker’s record-setting voyage shows the promise – and limits – of fungi as a plastic alternative

Another use for fungi. #fungifriends #mycology 🍄 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Canadian fungi / Les champignons canadiens YouTube video by Canada Post

New: Canadian funfgi on stamps! #fungifriends #mycology #Canada #nature youtu.be/fd8khrTdExM?...

Come see what we4've been writing! Sooke Night Market August 21. Mushrooms for All Seasons Part 3: Autumn

#fungifriends #mycology #booksky #indieauthor

If you need a quiet moment, feel free to take this one. #nature 🦋

A mushroom that escaped from kitchens could be harming North American wildlife The golden oyster mushroom has gone rogue, displacing native fungi that live in dead trees

Invasive mushrooms! #fungifriends #mycoligy #ecology www.science.org/content/arti...

The Summer 2025 edition of Fungi Magazine is out! It's not shown on the main site yet ( www.fungimag.com ), but it has articles on conservation and fungi. It also has"Taking a Deep Dive into Mushroom Ketchup" by... me! An excellent way to top off your summer reading :-) #fungifriends #mycology 🍄

Hemingway’s Advice on Writing, Ambition, and the Art of Revision “In any art you’re allowed to steal anything if you can make it better.”

Hemmingway's advice on writing. An interesting list... #booksky #indieauthor #writing
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Giant stick insect discovered in Queensland rainforest | ABC NEWS YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

New species of giant stick insect discovered in Australia. #ecology #biology #nature #biodiversity #Australia #entymology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzPH...

Earth’s underground networks of fungi need urgent protection, say researchers Study finds that only 9.5% of fungal biodiversity hotspots fell within existing protected areas

Key hot spots of fungal biodiversity mostly not protected. How long will this be neglected? #ecology #mycology #fungifriends 🍄 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...