Slime mold, mushrooms, moss and etc.at the usual forest

Today I went to observe mushrooms and slime mold at the usual forest where I spent my childhood.

The snow is still lingering there. This snow has fallen a week ago.

I noticed dense occurrence of the fruiting bodies of slime mold on the back side of the damp dead tree.  I thought they were belonging to the genus Cribraria at first glance. However, I felt that the stalk was a little long for that slime mold, though.

This photo is upside down from the actual situation, in addition.

When I looked at the close-up photo carefully, I was convinced that it was Cribraria cancellata, but the genus Cribraria is said to be difficult to identify down to species.  

The reason why the stalk was longer than I expected may be because they had elongated downward. I think in the case of the growing upward, the stalks tend to bend and fruiting bodies will face down.

The decisive evidence is shown in the following trimmed photo (red arrows). You will see the rib like structures similar to the bicycle spokes or protection guards for an electric fan.　

This is the unique characteristics of this genus of slime mold. I think what looks like white thread is spider silk.　

These are the wolf's milk that I have shown many times on this blog.

You can see bright red, unknown, small fungal body.　Although I have no idea, it may be a type of wood ear fungus, perhaps its very early stage. 

A cute mushroom came out from a hole in a rotten tree. This mushroom is found quite often in this forest.

This is the moss that grows in the hollow of a standing live tree by chance. It seems like a moss terrarium.

These are the capsules of moss. The mouth of the capsule is usually ringed by a set of teeth called peristome.

Photos were taken on January 11th, 2024.