Some fungi I recently came across. The first one was huge, the second much, much smaller.

I’m not much good at fungi identification, but I suspect that the large one is some kind of oyster mushroom. Don’t hold me to it though. I’m far from sure and I wouldn’t want anyone to eat a venomous mushroom on my say so.

I believe this one is an earth ball fungus. If so, it’s definitely to be avoided. The site I’ve linked to says:

Due to their small size and propensity to appear in lawns and other disturbed areas, kids and pets will run into these often. And they may be irresistible to little hands and curious pups. The good news is that earth balls aren’t poisonous in that they’ll kill you. However, they’ll probably give the ingester severe stomach pain, accompanied by nausea or other distress.

The symptoms usually pass in time, but if you know for certain your child or dog ate one of these, please seek help from the appropriate professionals (doctor or veterinarian). While it is unlikely they’ll be seriously harmed, it is essential that they be monitored, just in case.

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