Mysterious Mushrooms That Glow In The Dark

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Mushrooms that glow in the dark are called bioluminescent or ghost mushrooms

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Bioluminescent mushrooms are fungi that emit a soft, ghostly and yellowish-green light

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Here are five mushroom species that glow in the dark 

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The bitter oyster mushroom, also known as panellus stipticus, is a flat, yellow-beige fungus that can glow in the dark

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Little ping-pong bats, a member of the panellus genus, look like string lights wrapped around tree branches in the forest

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Bulbous honey mushroom's mycelia produces a greenish light, but it's usually too faint to see in a woodland setting

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The green pepe mushroom, also known as mycena chlorophos fungus, is bioluminescent and emits a pale green light

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The honey mushroom produces a green glow called foxfire. The mycelium, thread-like roots, is the part that produces the light

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