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Is this a mushroom? (feddit.org)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by A_norny_mousse@feddit.org to c/mycology@mander.xyz
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Southern Finland.

It's growing on the stick. Roughly the size of an adult's fingertip.

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[–] Huffkin@feddit.uk 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yes, I've always known them as elf cups

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I thought those were called fairy fleshlights.

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Only in very specific circles

[–] Johandea@feddit.nu 2 points 3 months ago

Fairy ringa?

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks. "Scarlet elf cup": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcoscypha_coccinea

Most pics look different but further down there's a pretty good match.

[–] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Have you tried jabbing it and seeing what it feels like?

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

No. A kid discovered this and as the responsible adult: we do not touch mushrooms we know nothing about. Why, what info would that have given me?

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

nope gummies

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I was going to say raspberry butter tart.

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 2 points 3 months ago

At first glance, it looked like that cup was filled with bright red jelly.

[–] Angelusz@lemmy.world -3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Let us turn the thought around: if not mushroom, what else might it be; aliens? Occam's Razor applies.