Only one tree in the forest had these, from a distance they looked like lamps mounted on the tree, any idea what are these?
Only one tree in the forest had these, from a distance they looked like lamps mounted on the tree, any idea what are these?
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What you’ve got there is a bad case of tree clams
Mushrooms growing on a sick tree.
Either aliens or [these fellow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomes_fomentarius)
Fungi. Pay attention, lots of trees have them. Starts out small and then grows bigger over time.
Zunderschwamm
He doesn’t know how to use the three ~~sea~~ tree shells.
Zunderschwamm.. don’t know how it’s named in English.
Teeth of Shub-Niggurath. Or one of her thousand young’s.
But for real, check this short video:
https://youtu.be/bo6kSVb38-s
Zunderschwamm
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomes_fomentarius
Use as tinder
The fungus is known to have been used as a firestarter in Hedeby,] and it is known that the fungus was used as early as 3000 BCE. When found, the 5,000-year-old Ötzi the Iceman was carrying four pieces of F. fomentarius fruit body. Chemical tests led to the conclusion that he carried it for use as tinder.