FungiFriday: When the demons leave traces on the hills of Alue Liem

It was said that people say there are many demons roaming the hills of Alue Liem. That made me curious and challenged me to go there. I didn't go there at night, but one Sunday afternoon.

I didn't go there alone but invited some friends. The hills weren't a haunted place; there were just meadows with very few trees that weren't tall. If you're there on a hot day, you won't even know where to take shelter.

I cast a glance around. Still filled with curiosity: why is this place said to have many demons? Instead of demons, I only found a few cows belonging to local farmers who were devouring grass. The cows defecated carelessly, leaving their excrement here and there.

Some of the cow dung was fresh and had a strong smell, while some had dried. But in the cow dung, there was something sticking out. Mushrooms! There grows mushrooms with tall stems.

A moment later, I suddenly smiled to myself so much that I couldn't help but laugh. Yeah, it was the dung demon!

Deconica coprophila is the scientific name of the mushroom. It is a species of agaric mushroom belonging to the family Strophariaceae. First described by the Finnish mycologist Petter Adolf Karsten in 1821.

I have no idea why it's called the "dung devil". Whoever named him the first time must have been someone with a sense of humor.

Finally, we didn't catch any demons there, but they sure did leave their mark. Damn it! Ha ha ha!

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^{All of the images here are my own work, taken with Xiaomi POCO NFC smartphone and an assembled external macro lens.}