These are last year's Polypores! The first species I found in one place, very overgrown, it is clear that people have not been here for a long time ...
These mushrooms are so old that they began to split into pieces, and in the heart of one of them, you can see a human ear)
The next mushroom of the same species reminded me of some kind of monkey! I don't know, maybe with the brow ridges, or maybe I'm just impressionable)😄
In the third mushroom, I can clearly see the python Kaa, from "The Jungle Book" ... And it seems to me he smiles) But what, you see?
The next one is not so obvious (perhaps because of the angle), but in my opinion it is some kind of Shark ...
This is a different angle of the so-called monkey, can you see the face of the Wild Boar above it? This is a bark pattern ...
Elsewhere, completely different Polypores grow, more like UFOs! If they grow freely, then they grow into an ideal round shape) Once I made an extensive post about these huge beauties ...
But if something interferes with them, these mushrooms (as well as the others) flow around the obstacles, creating bizarre shapes! This example looks like a Heart, for example!
Maybe it will be clearer this way)
They grow for decades, increasing the growth rate in favorable weather, and stopping in unfavorable ... Therefore, they, like trees, have annual rings!
This one is still small, and grows on a fallen tree, but the layers are still visible)
By the way, this mushroom, if it grew on a living tree, and then the tree fell, then its next layers unfold 90 degrees in order to grow further parallel to the ground ... And this is create amazing twisted shapes (but unfortunately I did not find such pictures in my archive (((...) But with clearly visible annual rings, there are a lot of photographs)
This one, for example, looks like a layer cake) And the layers were superimposed on one another, trying to overtake each other ...)
In general, discover the wonderful world of mushrooms !!! (Those who do not yet) And study their forms, habitats, breeding methods, and I assure you you will not be bored!
That's all for today, thank you for reaching the end! I would be grateful for any support!)
Take care of yourself and your loved ones ...
