Timo Mendez
@timomendez.bsky.social
Science writer and mushroom specialist. I have a deep interest in mycorrhizal fungi, conservation, and mushroom photography. Check out my website at encounteringfungi.com .
I found a cool cordyceps on a stink bug the other day! Pretty rad! What do you think?
July 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I found a cool cordyceps on a stink bug the other day! Pretty rad! What do you think?
Ectomycorrhizal structures are produced by an incredible diversity of fungi. In this new study, researchers documented a fusarium forming EM structures and improving plant health.
imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1432...
imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1432...
March 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Ectomycorrhizal structures are produced by an incredible diversity of fungi. In this new study, researchers documented a fusarium forming EM structures and improving plant health.
imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1432...
imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1432...
The first description of mycorrhizae was published in 1885, where A.B. Frank first coined the term. His study, commissioned by the Kingdom of Prussia, explored the potential for truffle cultivation. Despite it's age, it's insightful to anyone interested in the subject.
Read it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ABFrank
Read it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ABFrank
February 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The first description of mycorrhizae was published in 1885, where A.B. Frank first coined the term. His study, commissioned by the Kingdom of Prussia, explored the potential for truffle cultivation. Despite it's age, it's insightful to anyone interested in the subject.
Read it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ABFrank
Read it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ABFrank
An undescribed purple Cantharellus sp. from Tepoztlan, Morelos. Beautiful species, most likely forming mycorrhizal associations with Oak.
February 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
An undescribed purple Cantharellus sp. from Tepoztlan, Morelos. Beautiful species, most likely forming mycorrhizal associations with Oak.
A wasp infected by Ophiocordyceps humbertii I photographed last summer in the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca.
February 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A wasp infected by Ophiocordyceps humbertii I photographed last summer in the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca.
I've been looking for EM root tips to photograph with minimal experience in the field. While this study focuses on Himalayan fir, their description of morphotypes is insightful regarding the grand anatomical diversity of these brilliant structures.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I've been looking for EM root tips to photograph with minimal experience in the field. While this study focuses on Himalayan fir, their description of morphotypes is insightful regarding the grand anatomical diversity of these brilliant structures.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Lactarius indigo is a delicious ectomycorrhizal species found with Oak and Pine in Mexico, Central America, and the eastern United States. There are numerous varieties, which may be broken up into several different species soon. I took this picture near my home in Morelos, Mexico last season.
February 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Lactarius indigo is a delicious ectomycorrhizal species found with Oak and Pine in Mexico, Central America, and the eastern United States. There are numerous varieties, which may be broken up into several different species soon. I took this picture near my home in Morelos, Mexico last season.
Aureoboletus aff. betula from the Sierra Sur in Oaxaca, growing with Pine.
January 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Aureoboletus aff. betula from the Sierra Sur in Oaxaca, growing with Pine.
Laccaria are early successional ectomycorrhizal fungi, fundamental for the establishment of young trees in various parts of the world. They are also edible. This is Laccaria amythestina s.l. is from Tepoztlan, Morelos.
January 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Laccaria are early successional ectomycorrhizal fungi, fundamental for the establishment of young trees in various parts of the world. They are also edible. This is Laccaria amythestina s.l. is from Tepoztlan, Morelos.
Some ectomycorrhizal root tips I recently had the pleasure of photographing. #mycorrhizal #emfungi #mycorrhizae
January 30, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Some ectomycorrhizal root tips I recently had the pleasure of photographing. #mycorrhizal #emfungi #mycorrhizae
I photographed a tarantula infected by a cordyceps the other day. It was amazing and unexpected. Discovered by friends, inside a cave in complete darkness, near my home. It is likely a new species in the Cordyceps nidus complex.
January 30, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I photographed a tarantula infected by a cordyceps the other day. It was amazing and unexpected. Discovered by friends, inside a cave in complete darkness, near my home. It is likely a new species in the Cordyceps nidus complex.