Smelled very strong like cinnamon as always
Mushroom with fluorescent exudates. Used a 365 NM UV lamp.
On nuts of Carya (Pignut hickory?). Spores 2 (or maybe 3) septate with a dark band at the center of the spore, the interior cell (or cells) light brown in color, the outer cells nearly hyaline, 12-16 x 5-6µm.
Spores up to 15um long, 10um wide, on deer dung, fruitbodies 750um wide
On incubated cervid dung, spores 10-13µm x 6-8µm
On incubated cervid dung. Spores 20µm x 11µm
On incubated deer dung, spores 9µm x 6µm
This is an Asian Lady Bug which is infected with the Green Beetle Hanger fungus.
This observation is for the fungus infection that has attacked the beetle.
The original observation for the lady beetle is here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14578944
Amazingly, this fungus infection does not interfere with the beetle's life really -- they feed, they mate, and carry on as normal.
I can't help thinking it must be uncomfortable at the very least!