Puffball Spore Cloud
I went hiking along the Raquette River looking for something unusual and found this. Can you guess by the texture of it’s skin what it might be? Reptile? Amphibian? The back of my hand?
This ‘skin’ belongs to an older specimen. It was found on a rock outcrop nestled among some moss. At one point it might even have been edible. They don’t bite, scratch or even try to run away but the uncertainty of identification makes eating any of these life forms dangerous.
Still it’s fun to poke at them. The only problem is that each poke produces less of a reaction. Only the first poke or two is really rewarding 
What species of puffball this is is beyond me. I’m only assuming it’s a puffball because it “puffed” when I poked it.
I hold my breath when I do this. The sight of the spore cloud is more than enough to make me wonder what effect they might have on me.
That’s strange, all of a sudden I don’t feel quite like myself.
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September 25th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Oh my god ! … what a picture … but then what a mind that thinks up these pictures to take ? LOL .. love the special affects and that “strange” feeling icon my man !!!
What a huge finger you have ? haha
September 27th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
The last time I saw something like that come out of a plant, was in an old episode of Star Trek. If you know anything about that show, nothing good came of messing with something like that.
July 31st, 2009 at 7:33 am
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February 28th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
wow i would go to a docter