A closeup of the most recent post preceding this. You can see the black hairs a lot more clearly now, in addition to the interesting spider silk extending from the fungi.

Same fungi just a little to the right.

Lastly, same fungi, just a little more to the right.

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This is a former Red Belted Conk that is being actively parasitized by I believe 2 different fungal species. There are black strands extending from the underside of the cap in addition to the white pillowy growths seen scattered around the fungi.

Same fungi just a little more to the right

Same fungi, just a little more to the right...once again.

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Definitely not a Red Belted Conk but I'm not sure what this species is. I just loved the guttation and so soo many springtails that were visiting.

Another of the same species found on the same log as image 1. Look at all that guttation!

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With all the hardened exterior being covered in new growth it can be a challenge to confirm if they are your standard Red belted Conk, as suspected. In this case the top left one is covered in an odd mold that I don't see too often and only when they specimen has been recently living. The bright white of the nearby companion makes me wonder if it is healthy or just next on the menu.

A closer look at the top-left fungi from image one with the patchy mold's green mottled texture better visible.

I got excited when I first thought that might have been an inch worm but I now think it's some kind of fecal matter as it did not move a bit during the time I spent with these fungi.

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A likely 3 year old Red belted conk provides shelter to this Orange Jelly fungus, Dacrymyces chrysospermus.

A pair of Red belted Conks protrude from this standing conifer. Look at that guttation on the top one. I'd wager the top is at least 4 years old and the lower is at lest 2. But for all I know they emerged in the same year.

A salal leaf had become incorporated into this fungi but unfortunately became dislodge when I pulled the bush back to get a better look at the fungi. Still found lots of guttation and some odd growth patterns. I'm sure the salal is good no longer being munched on by this fungi buddy.

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My normal setting for lighting is 5700K but in this case I bumped it up a bit to I believe 4200K for this image. A little more amber vs stark white. That liquid is suspended guttation that's been captured by a spider's cobwebbing. Look at those moss sporophytes trapped behind the spider silk curtain.

Back at stark white 5700K lighting. The guttation seen at the rim of the cap is much more visible in this shot.

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A red belted conk growing in abnormal patterns on the cut end of this dead conifer. It makes sense they look odd in these instances as it would be exceedingly unlikely for this type of cut to occur naturally.

The other side of the same conk seen in image 2. That might look like bark or a knot up above the white of the conk but instead it's the hardened exterior of old growth from the same conk. Look at that guttation!

Another Red belted conk but with a velvet top where excessive growth has occurred this time. The older hardened growth is still peaking out closer to the trunk. If you look closely there is subtle guttation along the top rim. Unsure what caused the unusual growth patterns on the underside there.

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Found amongst the huckleberries. A pair of Red Belted Conk still hanging out on what remains of their host tree's stump.

A closeup of the top Red belted Conk that had encapsulated the tip and some leaves of an evergreen huckleberry.

The underside of the lower fungi with what almost look like fangs of a viper spreading its jaws but are just 2 incorporated pine needles.

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Due to their massive size I still have some doubts as to if this specimen, along with it's 2 friends are/were Red Belted Conks. Image 2 of this post is of one of those friends found on the same dead standing tree with the other having been destroyed earlier this year when a large section of the host tree collapsed and took it with it. Composite of 9 images.

The underside of the other massive red belted conk remaining on this tree. Look at that guttation!! Composite of 13 images.

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A shelf mushroom, also called a conk. This one is brown mixed with black; the wide rim is off-white. The red "belt" is the border between the dark top and the whitish rim; in this one, it's narrow and barely reddish. The underside (not seen) is white. Along the bottom edge of the rim there's a row of clear droplets; they are secreted from the flesh of the mushroom; the process is called guttation. The top of the log is covered with a variety of small mosses.

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