#jelly drops

[mycoblogg]

HORROR WEEK- FOTD #146 : purple jellydisc! (ascocoryne sarcoides)

the purple jellydisc (also jelly drops) is a jelly fungus in the family helotiaceae :-) it was picked for horror week due to its gross, brain-like appearance !! this fungus is saprotrophic, & plays a very important role in the process of tree decay. so far, it has been recorded in finland, france, great britain, germany, norway, chile, australia, china, cuba, iceland, taiwan, hawaii & korea. a fun fact is that this fungus can reproduce both sexually & asexually !!

the big question : will it kill me?? nah, but it's not considered edible either.

a. sarcoides description :

"this fungus is characterized by a fruiting body (technically an apothecium) with a pinkish-purple colour & more or less gelatinous consistency. the apothecia, typically 0.5 to 1.5 centimetres (1⁄4 to 5⁄8 in) in diameter, start with a roughly spherical shape, then eventually flatten out to become shallowly cup-shaped with a wavy edge and smooth upper surface. the lower surface may be covered with small particles (granular), & the apothecia are either attached directly to the growing surface (sessile), or have a rudimentary stem. the apothecia are accompanied by a conidial form, where non-sexual spores are generated. the conidial form consists of sporodochia, a cushion-like asexual fruiting body mass consisting of short conidiophores (specialized stalks that bear conidia). the sporodochia are similar in colour & consistency to the apothecia but very variable in shape, typically club-, spoon-, or tongue-shaped, & bearing minute, cylindrical, straight or curved conidia. as the fungus matures & the apothecia enlarge & press against each other, the apothecia coalesce to form a gelatinous, irregular mass. the flesh, similar to the appearance of the fungus, is pinkish-purple & gelatinous."

[images : source & source] [fungus description : source]

[lailoken]

I discovered a small grove of dead trees absolutely inundated with Jelly Drops! I may try and make a little bit of pigment using them. :~)

[sp0rewh0re]

todays quick hike finds !!

[kkoct-ik]

my silly little back cover piece for the @hotguycalendar ! sooo happy to be working with this team second year in a row

[sunseed-fandump]

Wanted to work on something a bit more complex than what I have been drawing lately, so I decided to do some gacha cards for my OC's!

I really like how these came out.

[jellydrawsposts]

Im way too tired to clean this up but I’ve been cackling at this i still absolutely love how The Dragon Prince randomly decided to drop the fact that Corvus not only knows how to play the cello but also that he writes his own pieces AND THEY NEVER MENTION IT AGAIN

Based off of that redraw trend on Twitter

[stuck-in-jelly]

PLEASE

[lailoken]

Oh, also! Do we know what jelly drops actually are? From my research, they are still a mystery. Do you have theories?.... What is their significance to you?

You sent another ask before this inquiring about my opinion of the occult associations that pearls have, and I accidentally deleted it because tumblr mobile is terrible, so I apologize for that. To answer that last question here: as far as my own beliefs go, pearls tend to be particularly useful for healing and soothing magics. Given that pearls form as a way to defend their hosts against parasites and irritations, they possess associated virtues that can be called upon when they are incorporated into the framework of a spell. What's more, they can make good offerings to, or devotional items for, certain Aqueous spirits (though fluvial pearls tend to work best for fluvial spirits, and marine pearls tend to work best for marine spirits.)

As for the question you ask here, I'm not really sure what you mean. Jelly Drops are a fungus categorized under the genus Ascocoryne. Maybe you're referring to Star Jelly? As for my theories of what it is, they're no better than anyone else's (though I struggled to believe the hypothesis of them being amphibious remains partially digested by birds, mostly because I've seen a large section of forested area covered with deposits of it before, and I doubt that multiple birds were just circling that area and vomiting up toad goo all over.) As for what their significance is to me, it's a little fuzzy, since it's rare in lore and rarer still to come across in real life. But each of the times I've encountered it, it has been in a place, or following an event, that was heavily associated with the Gloaming Folk in some way. As such, I do think it bears certain Fae virtue.

[lazyjellyfish300]

nanashelly ꒰୨ྀི୧꒱

dinner reservations, city strolls, hotel rooms, complementing outfits, coffee, bread & cheese, early hours, balancing one another, banter, games of chess, leaving clothes at each other's homes until we can get one of our own, acquaintances to associates to lovers, the smell of cigarette smoke that shius's two non-smoking partners have eventually gotten used to.

something casual that turned into something more permanent.

source: pinterest

[really-into-fictional-ais]

Made slug ted out of clay and im so excited for it to dry so i can paint it and then introduce it to my cat

Might make more and then leave them around outside but idk since it took me ages just to sculpt it😭

[goofyjelly]

ive been terrible with shots and needles practically my whole life, but YOU WANNA KNOW WHO ELSE IS?

DOCTOR LEONARD HORATIO MCCOY

[gamergirl929]

You are an actual psycho. Nothing in the interview had anything to do with Ali

You need to get a fucking life

Looks like Ashlyn has two people in her corner, you and Sophia, congratulations for sticking up for someone who cheated on their wife when she was at home taking care of their kids, you're just as bad, now get out of my inbox.

[sunseed-fandump]

hey, just out of curiosity, do you have an oc tag?

i do! It's just #oc

tho its pretty lacking lmao but I'll save you a search.

Not counting Gush the Bear I have 3 cookies! Color Drop Cookie, Sky Glider Cookie, and Cream Dollop Cookie!

[onejellyfishplease]

Just finished pinning up my new room decoration...

Its all of you guy's fanart!!

I hope this shows just how much i love all the amazing art you all do! They're truly incredible, each and every one!

Thank you all so much for the support, you have no idea what i means to me <3

and heres all the artists: (ive also put all their @'s next to each of their respective art, so please go check out the rest of their blog!)

@not-some-rabid-kid

@mysecretturtleblog

@creature-boi

@noodleskeleton

@fuckoffplzforgodssake

@nicoleisaboat-blog

@caffetato-the-caffeinated-potato

@endy-x

@bigmamma09

@allmightyscroll-swag

@tinker-the-dragon

@idk-im-just-here-now

@dusts-sun

@zeawesomeness

I think thats all of you! You're all so talented! if I left anyone out then i am so sorry.

Also! If anyone is uncomfortable with me putting up their art and would like me to take it down, please don't hesitate to tell me! Ill take it down immediately!

[stuck-in-jelly]