@MKupperman @KittiesNKief Ghost pipes. Not a fungus, but a chlorophyll-lacking plant that parasitizes the mycorrhizal network of fungi and surrounding plants.
Yeah, I'm into crypto. Cryptobranchus alleganiensis! More commonly known as the hellbender, this aquatic giant salamander can be found in parts of the eastern and central United States. Some may measure up to 30 inches long! Photo by Ryan Hagerty/USFWS.
@EricFowler24 Pat is being a real angel here, I have in recent weeks made enough chowderheaded guesses in Wordle that I would never disparage a poor game show contestant whose brain briefly short-circuited.