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Hi! I am a hiking and literature enthusiast based in Southern Indiana. Some of my more eclectic interests include: mushroom and tree identification, Czech language and literature, history (especially US and Eastern European), linguistics and disability studies. By profession I am an educator, first as a teacher of English as a foreign language, and currently in special education.
Recent Non-fungal Finds
Beech Blight Aphids Beech blight aphids are funny little insects that feed on the sap of beech trees. They have fluffy white appendages (I’m not sure what to call them) which they wag back and forth in a kind of dance. Apparently this is a defensive mechanism, although to me this would seem to just…
Russula Rainbow
Russulas are notoriously hard to identify, so much so that most of the time I don’t even try. However, this year I feel like I’ve made some progress due to some colorful finds. Russula is a large genus of mushrooms, characterized by brittle gills and stems. If you bend the stipe of most mushrooms, you’ll…
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