Diary — Home ngahere foray, Omata, Taranaki
![Home ngahere foray, Omata, Taranaki Home ngahere foray, Omata, Taranaki](/uploads/_general/roridomyces-austrororidus-1.jpg)
Home ngahere foray, Omata, Taranaki
Jun 10, 2022
It's always special to investigate the ngahere/bush that I spent so much of my childhood exploring, even more so in early June after a torrential downpour and hundreds of ferocious thunder storms!
Above and below: Roridomyces austrororidus.
![Roridomyces austrororidus 2 Roridomyces austrororidus 2](/uploads/_general/roridomyces-austrororidus-2.jpg)
Below: A break in the rain allowed me to make a quick night time excursion. I was able to catch some footage of a Titiwai/Glow-worm population that inhabit the bank of a spring.
Below: Hakeke/Auricularia cornea/Wood ear fungus.
![Hakeke Hakeke](/uploads/_general/hakeke.jpg)
Below: The social disposition of Mycena mariae fruiting on decaying wood.
![Mycena mariae 1 Mycena mariae 1](/uploads/_general/mycena-mariae-1.jpg)
![Mycena mariae 2 Mycena mariae 2](/uploads/_general/mycena-mariae-2.jpg)
Below: Psilocybe subaeruginosa, famous for its psychedelic properties.
![Psilocybe Psilocybe](/uploads/_general/psilocybe.jpg)
Below: The eye catching growth of a mushroom from the family Psathyrellaceae.
![Psathyrellaceae Psathyrellaceae](/uploads/_general/psathyrellaceae.jpg)