Hourglass Fungus - Tumblr Posts


cadacus, more commonly known as an hourglass fungus, is a semiaquatic marine fungi, they avoid competition with poseidons goblet by living closer to the shore, as in the middle of the intertidal zone, this allows them to not go extinct, their cap is evolved to shoot their spores out both upwards and downwards, depending on the sea level they will shoot spores out of the top or bottom layer of their cap, they cant produce spores from both however, it is commonly advised to keep your distance from cadaci due to the mild toxicity of their spores which if inhaled could lead too irritation and hospitalisation in extreme cases, if you have any questions regarding this semiaquatic fungi please dont be afraid to ask i am more than willing to answer