Close up of a Jew's ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) growing on a rotting branch in a Norfolk wood. The ear-like gelatinous fruiting bodies are

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Close up of a Jew's ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae) growing on a rotting branch in a Norfolk wood. The ear-like gelatinous fruiting bodies are edible and treated as a delicacy in some parts of the world.

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