Horses hoof fungus...


Day251 #365DaysWild

Horses hoof fungus.

Splendid on the park birch.

Up to 887 million spores can be released in an hour.

Sometimes used as tinder.

Otzi, a 5,000 year old preserved iceman found in a glacier on the border of Austria and Italy, carried three pieces of horses hoof fungus with him, thought to be for tinder use. 
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