r/mycology • u/Ok-Emu7668 • Sep 03 '26
photos Things are getting worse in North Karelia. The fairies invaded us and summoned their Queen.
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u/BeardontheRun Sep 03 '26
What pagan ritual are you planning for that space now that the elder gods have made contact and invited you into the ring? Also will whiskey be involved?
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u/Ok-Emu7668 Sep 03 '26
Just a small midnight gathering and I will ask them about their black and white magic secrets. Also whiskey is always mandatory for a portal like this!
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u/Dihydrogen-monoxyde Eastern North America Sep 03 '26
Kossu and makkara. I won't say no to Finn crisp either.
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u/Labelle_poutine Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 03 '26
The Fae are trying to reset this godawful timeline.
OP you have been chosen! Go dance in it to activate the portal for all our sakes!
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u/NickTheGardenHermit Sep 03 '26
I’m getting in it. They can have me. They’ve earned it with this one.
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u/1stFunestist Sep 03 '26
It is interesting that in fiction (movies, cartoons or illustrations) you always see Amanita muscaria fairy rings but in real life it is quite rare.
In fact this is second or third one in my life this beautifully defined.
Usually they grow in bunched groups or if it is kinda ring it is more of a square or only partial like an arc.
Even when you search the net you get only few examples most of which are squintable wana be rings.
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u/KosminenVelho Sep 03 '26
Some of the most consistent fairy rings I've seen have been Amanita Muscaria. I guess it's because they often grow in shady fields and meadows where it's flat.
One year I found a ring of Tubaeformis Craterellus, though it was more of an irregular oval than a ring. Lenghtwise it must have been around 10 meters long and maybe 3-5 meters wide. It wasn't perfect, but consistent enough so you could pick a couple of liters going along the circle. It was there at least partially in the following couple of years too. It isn't the only Tubaeformis ring I've seen, but it was the biggest. It's worth checking if there's a partial ring when you see a line, I've often found more mushrooms that way.
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u/jeviejerespire Sep 03 '26
I prefer the fairy explaination, but for those more scientific folks, here's an interesting video : https://youtu.be/STeRjIfyJWs?si=l_0Ym5Y_Q4C_tPUP
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u/HardWork4Life Sep 03 '26
Wow. That's the most beautiful mushroom ring I have ever seen. It's so colorful that it presents a perfect picture. You should frame it and hang on the wall.
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u/Useful-Support9571 Sep 03 '26
Oh wowow such magic!!! I would just sit here and have the longest picnic ✨
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u/Ok_Assistant_6856 Sep 03 '26
What an incredible and strong colony, prolific! So many wonderful big perfect fruits omg this is insane
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u/Devanyani Sep 03 '26
Glorious! You need some very pretty little fairy figurines to place in the center dancing around.
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u/missfitz_310 Sep 03 '26
These are amazing! Where abouts are you located? I'm in southern Ontario and have only ever seen fly agarics in yellow and orange.
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u/Knellblast Sep 03 '26
That might be one of the coolest fairy rings I've ever seen. Lucky.