Photo of the Day

bioluminescent mushrooms glowing in the dark
August 30, 2020

Night Lights

A cluster of Panellus stipticus, or bitter oyster mushrooms, glow on a tree trunk.
Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski, Nat Geo Image Collection

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