Hey dear community, first of all I would like to welcome you all to my new post and hope you are all well! In this post I would like to go into nature and help you can expand your knowledge.
You can see pictures of fungi here and this specimen is also under the name dryad's saddle or scientifically Polyporus squamosus and it is a typical tree fungus which was named after the dryad's from the Greek mythology. Mushrooms play an extremely important role in the ecosystem and ensure that the nutrient cycle remains in motion and ensure that the dead organic material is degraded and for the continued existence of the forests mushrooms are inevitable and the nutrients created by this recycling process in turn go into symbiosis and are an important basis for plants or trees. Without you noticing it directly, fungi often lead a life of their own in the underground and are over the mycelium, which consists of different fibers connected with different organisms and some mushrooms even create underground networks that extend over a few kilometers. How important mushrooms were was already known in ancient cultures and without certain species humanity would probably not have developed so much and in addition to the use of food, there are examples of mushrooms that were of enormous importance for the creation of fire, textiles and other things and the diverse use comes from numerous traditions of cave paintings. There are also numerous legends in mythology and it was mostly considered as magical creatures who have also been regarded as carriers of secret knowledge and were also associated with wisdom from a symbolic point of view and were also associated for a long time with occultism and various creatures that live in the forest. Some cultures used mushrooms for ritual purposes to come into contact with the supernatural and numerous ancient myths appear in which mushrooms are mentioned and to this day, these little creatures of nature fascinate numerous scientists and collectors around the globe.
Thank you for the visit and I hope you could learn something new about this interesting topic! I captured these pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens.