Fungi Friday - Chantrelles and Russula

I found some chantrelles this past weekend for #fungifriday by @ewkaw

This picture was from a batch I found in their prime last year.

Unfortunately all I found this weekend were dried out chantrelles @qwerrie . You can see how hollowed out the stems are from bugs. I ended up not trying to cook these.

To contrast here's what a good batch looks like after harvesting.

Here's a descent specimen. Note how the gills look like veins and run down the stem.

I also found some emerging white russula mushrooms.

Here's what the gills look like. I've read these are edible but have a bad taste or can give you a stomach ache if cooked incorrectly. In the pacific northwest these get infected by lobster fungus and turn red, somehow lobsters taste better.

Here's some bonus flies doing what they do lol (they met on tinder). Happy #fungifriday maybe this weekend I can find some good chantrelles.

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