Driving through the neighborhood, I spotted these Jack O'Lantern mushrooms. They are such a brilliant orange that I could see them half a block away. I suspected that they are poisonous, and I was right. Nature often uses very bright colors as a warning sign. Lots of people pick these mushrooms and eat them because they confuse them with chanterelles, which are a gourmet treat. They will not kill you, but they will make people so sick that they usually end up in the hospital. Now to why they are called Jack O'Lanterns. It is not just their color. The gills glow bright green in the dark! They contain a luminescent chemical that makes a bright green glow. So these Jack O'Lanterns even have their own light inside! Here's someone who people were afraid of because he glowed, but it was not from a chemical.
"When Moses came down from Mt. Sinai carrying the two Tablets of The Testimony, he didn't know that the skin of his face glowed because he had been speaking with God. Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, saw his radiant face, and held back, afraid to get close to him."
Exodus 34:29
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29 comments:
Have never seen these before! Very interesting!
That is very interesting. It might almost be scary to see these in the dark.
They do look very beautiful. Never seen such glowing mushrooms!!
Very intruiging indeed.
Have a nice day Ginny:)
Great name for them, Jack O'Lantern Mushrooms, Ginny... The color is perfect for this time of year, isn't it????
Great set of photos.
Hugs,
Betsy
How interesting. Nice photos Ginny. Hope you're having a wonderful week!
These are very unusual! Hope no one tries to eat one!
That is certainly a perfect name for this mushroom. I have never seen that type before. The glow must be a little eerie on a dark night.
LOVE these photos! How fun - yes, God has surely given us an incredible world to live in! His glory is displayed everywhere we look! Love your blog!
Great pictures, Ginny! And I love the Scripture you put with it. Have you seen the glow of God's presence on the face of a new convert? I think I have.
There are a lot of mushrooms that I see that I wonder if they are poison because of the way they look. There are some bright orange ones that aren't poisonous but I never take a chance. :)
Beautiful pictures, you sure captured this lovely fungi. I like the detail and now thick they are.
I love mushrooms but would never try to collect them myself. I've never seen this color except in chanterelles. They certainly are "show offs".
Best,
Bonnie
powerful post Ginny...love the analogy and never knew this about those kinds of mushrooms.
Those are some crazy looking mushrooms! I don't think I've ever seen them before.
These are wonderful photos, Ginny. Mushroom picking is best left to experts or done with experts supervising what is picked. This was a really interesting post. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary
this is my day to find things i have never seen before or even heard of, several things today. these are way cool, now i want to see them glow in the dark. i just found lanterns on another post, check them out
http://magiclanternshowen.blogspot.com i found them on clyties random hearts. you will LOVE theme
Such beautiful photos today Ginny! Only mushrooms I've ever picked and ate (which are delicious) are the morels. So tasty!
Fascinating fungus. I have never seen aaanything like them. To think they glow in the dark is quite amazing. I love how you brought in Moses' glowing face into your post.
You should do a book of these.
Mushrooms are really fascinating... yours are such a pretty color. I love the huge variety that we get locally. Not sure if any are edible because I'd be too afraid to eat them, even if I was assured of safety.
I have never seen those before. Cute! Thanks for sharing -- I love to learn new things!
I've never seen nor heard of these before. They're an amazing color. I would love to see them when they are glowing green
Hi Ginny, i have never picked wild mushrooms and likely will never do so in the future. Only highly trained people who know exactly which mushrooms are edible should pick wild mushrooms. Have a super nice Friday tomorrow. Excellent pictures, by the way! : )
Someone in Thailand told me how you can tell if mushrooms are poisonous (before you eat them) but I forgot. Guess that didn't do me much good!!
You share the most interesting things. I've never heard of these.
T've never seen these mushrooms before. They do look pretty! I would never chance eating any wild mushroom even though I like mushrooms very much.
They are pretty...they remind me of 'chicken' mushrooms which are edible also. Chicken mushrooms are polypores, and do not have gills...they actually tear like a chicken breast and when fried slowly have a chicken flavor.
They are pretty mushrooms...we can only look at them.
why am I always seeing tings as gifts from God. First of all I have never seen these before. But the bright color as a warning and how they illuminate at night - who can do that but HIM? Sandie
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