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Bird\u2019s Nest Fungi on a mossy branch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

One of the advantages of stumbling around a native forest at night in search of macro subjects is finding things that you have only ever previously seen photos of. Along with Peripatus<\/a>, Bird\u2019s Nest Fungi were one of those things that looked intriguing but that I had never previously seen. On the night that we found the latest Peripatus we headed down into a gully in search of Paua Slugs. We didn\u2019t locate the slugs but did find some Bird\u2019s Nest Fungi which to me was just as exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bird\u2019s Nest Fungi ( Crucibulum laeve<\/em>) with \u201ceggs\u201d awaiting dispersal by water drops.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Bird\u2019s Nest Fungi have an interesting and unique dispersal method. Their spores are contained within capsules (peridioles) that form the \u201ceggs\u201d in the nest. The \u201cnest\u201d is shaped such that a drop of water landing in it splashes the capsules out with a trajectory that achieve dispersal of up to a metre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Immature and mature Bird\u2019s Nest Fungi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Initially the cup is covered by a cap as the peridioles mature. This cap then ruptures when the spores are ready for dispersal. In this genus Crucibulum <\/em>(and Cyathus spp<\/em>) the peridioles have a coiled cord with a sticky end that attaches them to the cup. When ejected by a water drop this snaps and then sticks at the landing point to secure the peridiole to develop into a new fruiting body. The peridioles of the genera Nidularia <\/em>and Nidula<\/em> are sticky in themselves so do not have the attached cord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sequence of BIrd\u2019s Nest Fungi stages<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The above photo shows a range of stages of the Bird\u2019s Nest Fungus. On the left is an immature fruiting body with cap intact. Second from right is a mature one with freshly ruptured cap. The one on the right has a full nest of eggs with one peridiole incompletely ejected and still attached by the thread. The final one second from left is mature with most eggs already dispersed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cluster of BIrd\u2019s nest Fungi growing on a dead twig amongst leaf litter on the forest floor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This final photo shows a cluster of mature Bird\u2019s Nest Fungi with most peridioles ejected. On the left end of the twig is an attached peridiole just beginning to develop into a new fruiting body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on Bird\u2019s Nest Fungi see Exploring the Kaimai Bush<\/a> or Landcare Research<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos with Nikon Z7 and Nikkor 60mm micro lens with 12mm extension tube and homemade flash diffusion panel. All images are multiple exposures stacked in Helicon Focus<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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