<![CDATA[I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog).]]>I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog).

(* I think, it’s the best guess from a reverse image search and the fact they are growing out of a rotting oak stump)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/016b7413-5d42-4c90-85af-50e2d886daa5/i-have-these-eastern-jack-o-lantern-mushrooms-omphalotus-illudens-growing-in-my-yard-begging-for-a-picture-and-their-guardian-apparently-wanted-their-portrait-taken-too.-a-gray-treefrog-or-perhaps-a-cope-s-gray-treefrog-.RSS for NodeSat, 24 Oct 2026 19:25:08 GMTFri, 16 Oct 2026 22:45:06 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:27:18 GMT]]>@futurebird @jayo Do they glow in the dark like the western ones are supposed to? (Never seen them myself. . .)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/KateConnors/statuses/117454591674878260https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/KateConnors/statuses/117454591674878260Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:27:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:56:45 GMT]]>@jayo 😍

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/CaramelizedShallots/statuses/117454235606816929https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/CaramelizedShallots/statuses/117454235606816929Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:56:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:52:19 GMT]]>@jayo would you look at them at night and see if they glow??

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/deepmud/statuses/117454218145281458https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/deepmud/statuses/117454218145281458Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:52:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:50:47 GMT]]>@jayo If video games have taught me anything, that frog is about to give you a side quest.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/117454212134880824https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/117454212134880824Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:50:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:03:03 GMT]]>@jayo@triangletoot.party a toad on a toadstool!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://outerheaven.club/objects/300ffdf1-b27c-47c3-8d40-0db6f23003afhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://outerheaven.club/objects/300ffdf1-b27c-47c3-8d40-0db6f23003afSat, 17 Oct 2026 01:03:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:02:27 GMT]]>@jayo in love with this photo. Perfection.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/alexhaist/statuses/117453550209884703https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/alexhaist/statuses/117453550209884703Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:02:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:43:59 GMT]]>@jayo

This is simply the BEST halloween photo that I have ever seen!

Thank you!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/117453477579063677https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/117453477579063677Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:43:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:40:34 GMT]]>@jayo I have read that the gills glow in the dark. The photo in my mushroom book shows them glowing greenish. Very spooktober!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://alaskan.social/users/Sharonybaloney/statuses/117453464192347889https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://alaskan.social/users/Sharonybaloney/statuses/117453464192347889Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:40:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:16:29 GMT]]>@jayo this is amazing! Congratulations on such an awesome shot! 🍄🥳

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/ap/users/117015786275428353/statuses/117453369498513162https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/ap/users/117015786275428353/statuses/117453369498513162Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:16:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:16:01 GMT]]>@jayo supposedly they glow in the dark (hence the Latin name)! I have never seen them, not enough oaks up here...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://jasette.facil.services/users/dhd6/statuses/117453367615877019https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://jasette.facil.services/users/dhd6/statuses/117453367615877019Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:16:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:11:46 GMT]]>@jayo

That frog is so cute.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/117453350952447306https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/117453350952447306Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:11:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:05:09 GMT]]>@jayo

Saw these in NY recently! Not with a nice frog, but I was still excited by their color. I wonder what their mycelium feeds on? Living wood? Dead wood? Other mushrooms? Something more exotic?

I also met a very friendly carpenter ant nearby and she was happy to rest on my hand and warm up for a bit.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/117453324932167483https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/117453324932167483Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:05:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:26 GMT]]>@jayo The FROG turns a beautiful photo into a hilarious photo. I'm still chuckling over it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nancylwayne/statuses/117453306374862304https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nancylwayne/statuses/117453306374862304Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:59:16 GMT]]>@jayo i see forg, i like

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/ap/users/116267522033276797/statuses/117453301760322202https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/ap/users/116267522033276797/statuses/117453301760322202Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:59:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:55:26 GMT]]>@jayo
The guardian of beauty is perforce himself beautiful.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/BunRab/statuses/117453286731530301https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/BunRab/statuses/117453286731530301Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:55:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I have these Eastern Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms (Omphalotus illudens*) growing in my yard, begging for a picture, and their guardian apparently wanted their portrait taken too.(a Gray treefrog, or perhaps a “Cope’s Gray treefrog). on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:54:01 GMT]]>@jayo I'm so envious, I never got a frog to pose on perfect mushrooms for me

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://turtleisland.social/users/dillyd/statuses/117453281149562189https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://turtleisland.social/users/dillyd/statuses/117453281149562189Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:54:01 GMT