Bioluminescent fungi, known as ghost mushrooms, haunt an old banksia tree. It’s still unclear why these mushrooms glow in the dark. Some suggest they attract nocturnal bugs and animals, aiding in spore dispersal. Others suggest that it is simply a metabolic coincidence. Journals from early European occupation in Australia, suggest that when consulting with some Aboriginal Nations, such as the Kombumerri peoples of south-eastern Queensland, many approached the topic with apprehension — referring to the glowing mushrooms as spirits.
Watching this tree with glowing mushrooms looking like imaginary flowers under beautiful view of the sky with those stars I can feel it already, woundrful 🌌🍃
What an eerie atmosphere indeed, one almost feels if there are witches about
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1dThey're bioluminescent but not that bright. The photos must've either been taken using long-exposure photography or digitally enhanced.