Let's talk about the fascinating myco-doppelgänger we call the lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum).
It's not a lobster🦞, but has the color of cooked lobster & a seafood-like taste.
But it's not a MUSHROOM🍄 either!
So what is it? A parasitic MOLD that's has taken over the BODY of a mushroom.
lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum)
The Lobster mushroom, Hypomyces lactifluorum, contrary to its common name, is not a mushroom, but rather a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on certain species of mushrooms, turning them a reddis...
