Comments on: Freudian mushrooms in the news

By: June

June — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:31:47 +0000

Are these edible? Poisonous? Medicinal?

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:31:11 +0000

Perhaps Mr. Desjardin felt the small fungus was inappropriate (too small) to call his own. X-D

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:10:36 +0000

The mushroom’s rotting flesh odor attracts flies who consume the brown-colored spores on the “head”. Then they fly off and disperse the spores throughout the forest (in other words, the spores pass through the flies’ digestive systems and hopefully get deposited on another piece of rotting wood).

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:41:39 +0000

What insects do you fine associated with this mushroom?

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:18:29 +0000

Carol – It’s up to the scientist who discovers a new species to name it, and in this case Dr. Desjardin did so with a sense of humor!

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:14:38 +0000

Simon – keep an eye out for a new show this fall…

By: simon

simon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:21:30 +0000

When will the current planetarium show be changed; what is next?

By: Carol Carrillo

Carol Carrillo — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:14:06 +0000

Why wasn’t the new mushroom named after its discoverer, Dennis Desjardin?

By: Prof. Jeff Spalsbury

Prof. Jeff Spalsbury — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:21:24 +0000

And who says that scientists don’t have a great sense of humor!