Bird’s nest in a bird’s nest
Bird's nest in a bird's nest
The other day, on one of our regular mushroom hunts, Sasha and I found numerous bird’s nest fungi (Latin name: Cyathus striatus) growing on woodchips. We took some home and ‘hatched’ the idea to create some art using a bird’s nest he had found at his grandparent’s house. The resulting piece is an interesting juxtaposition of elements from nature.
In the close-up below you can clearly see the ‘eggs’, which are actually spore cases called peridioles. When rain hits the cups in the right way, the spores fly out from the force of the impact, and the life cycle of Cyathus striatus is continued.
Close-up of peridioles
We would like to thank the anonymous bird that made this art possible.
Media: bird’s nest, Cyathus striatus