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Red Banded Polypore

Fomitopsis pinicola

Photo by LarsKorb
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

This very old adult was a real giant - look pic 3

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Comments (6)
LarsKorb
Added to mission "Beauty of Decay"
LarsKorb
*asergio (sorry, misspelled your name)
LarsKorb
aserio, they do basicly live as long as they are provided with energy from the deadwood they are growing on. With the cause of decay of the wood, the fungus dies itself.
Sergio Monteiro
Lars, what is the lifespam of a fungus like that? How long do they exist?

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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Beauty of Decay
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PublishedNovember 20, 2011

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