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Photo by StanleyTakaro
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Field Notes

Description:

bright red, size of chewing gum. seeds coming out of it.

Habitat:

Temperate climate zone, BullHill hudson highlands, 1hr from nYc.

Notes:

last picture is from BreakNeck a few weeks before.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
QWMom
I bet they are Winterberry seeds.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilex_verticillata
gully.moy
Weird! Could be some strange Slime mould or a Jelly Fungus...
QWMom
What a funny mystery :) If you figure out what it is, I'd love to know! :)
StanleyTakaro
Thanks, I saw the same thing a few weeks ago in a different place but without the seeds, it was attached to the rock I thought, I didn't push hard could have froze. Deer were standing by 2min before I walked by this photo, don't know whats red like that this time of year that would make such pretty puke.
QWMom
I don't think the red is a fungus.. the red looks like the fleshy remnants of a fruit or berry (or maybe a seed casing like you see on magnolia seeds) that either exploded on their own through some process or was chewed up and spit out or pooped out by passing a bird or animal... hard teo tell what the hint of white is - whether its some fuzzy mold or remannts of vomit or bird poop... :/

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Flowers of North America
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The Color Red
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Interaction between different species of Arthropods
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Fruiting Bodies of the World
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Beauty of Decay

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PublishedJanuary 30, 2013

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