Bird's Nest Fungus

Tiny fungi to 3 - 4 mm in diameter, resembling little bird's nests with 'eggs' in them. Growing en masse in decaying wood material. The tan-colored fruiting bodies mature and the white disc eventually dehisces. When raindrops hit the nests the peridioles (spores) are dispersed. The peridioles can be dispersed a metre away. They have a trailing hyphae that sticks to anything in the line of flight, plants or passing animals. For a mere fungus, it has an awesome method of dispersal.