Lockwood’s Return From the Amazon
"WeRecycle" illustration in support of mycoremediation (courtesy of Taylor Lockwood)
Mushroom photographer Taylor Lockwood has returned from his expedition to Brazil and the Amazon River region. While there he was able to get some great new photographs of interesting mushrooms, including the recently discovered bioluminescent species. He reports that there was quite a bit of of local traffic in the area where these mushrooms are found. Apparently a lot of people want to see them for themselves.
In Support of Mycoremediation
The recent oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has gotten’ Taylor thinking about mycoremediation. “I also brought out an illustration of Pleurotus ostreatus “We Recycle“. This was inspired by Paul Stamets’ work. Their time has come. I’ll be on the beaches if they start using mushrooms to clean up the mess.”
Great idea! Someday perhaps mycoremediation can make a contribution to the recovery of the gulf coast. First the oil flowing into the ocean has to be stopped. Like NOW!
Photos of Bioluminescent Mushrooms
With his permission, here are some of the photos Taylor took on his recent trip.
Mycena lucentipes. The specific epithet means "glowing stem" (courtesy of Taylor Lockwood)
Mycena fera (courtesy of Taylor Lockwood)
Mycena deusta (courtesy of Taylor Lockwood)
For more images of bioluminescent fungi taken by Taylor Lockwood on his recent trip to Brazil, check out the Bioluminescent Mushrooms section at Fungiphoto.com.
Tags: Amazon, bioluminescence, Brazil, Mycena, mycoremediation, Pleurotus, Taylor Lockwood
