My husband and I were out exploring the redwoods a few weeks ago and I kept spotting the most unusual duo of very similar, yet slightly...

PHEW! I've been a busy bee reorganizing my entire gallery (almost 10,000 fungi photos!)... I've been practicing my craft for almost 10...

Below you will find answers to several common shipping questions regarding our "Friendly Fungus Photography online shop--your hub for all...

Hello! I know I have an "About Me" section on my website, as well as a blog post "Then and Now: Who is The Friendly Fungus?", but...

Can you believe that this "nest" is actually a mushroom? This species is aptly named "Bird's Nest Fungus" and it's quite a fascinating...

Hello! My name is Anna Towers and I am a fungi photographer! I’ve been photographing mushrooms in California for almost 10 years now. I...

Did you know that lichens are not single organisms but a pairing of algal cells and fungi?

Is it dew? Perhaps rain droplets? Not exactly! You’re seeing something pretty cool here. This is a phenomenon referred to as “guttation”....

These look pretty, right? Well, they’re one of the most deadly mushrooms in the world! These are “Death Caps” – Amanita phalloides. They...

Have you seen an inky cap mushroom before? Did you know they digest their own flesh? This inky cap mushroom is most commonly named the...

This is a mushroom known as an “Artist’s Conk.” The fungus is aptly named for the way in which the white underside can be used as a...

“Slime mold” is a nickname for a group of organisms that can live freely as single cells or fuse together to form multi-cellular...

Winter Mushrooms: The Rainbow Season Spring is almost here yet the San Francisco Bay Area’s common winter mushrooms are just making their...

The below is very informative and quite interesting read. All new to me! Here's what you will find in this post: First we see an...

I remember the first time I found Bird’s Nest Fungus. I was on a guide-led mushroom hike in the Oakland Hills on a rainy morning in...

How many Christmas legends have you heard about the Amanita muscaria mushroom and Santa’s flying reindeer? Below are some interesting...

Mount Diablo Interpretive Association "FALLING FOR FUNGI IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR" By Anna Towers Rain has come late to the Bay Area this...

LETS LEARN SOMETHING! I love this little guy. For one thing, he’s shiny. Another, he’s tiny. Another, he’s growing out of the side of a...

People often ask me when my infatuation with mushrooms first began – and for the longest time I really wasn’t sure. Representing a time...

An at-a-glance look at the anatomy of a toadstool mushroom! Image created by me.