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<b>Great idea Wade!</b><p>The bird's-nest fungi are so called because

they resemble cuplike birds' nests with eggs inside. The "eggs" are

actually little seedlike cases, called peridioles, that contain parts

of the spore mass, or gleba. The "nests" are splash cups that

disperse the eggs when raindrops fall in. In most cases, the nests

begin as closed, cushion like structures with lids that open to

permit spore dispersal. Immature specimens or empty nests may

resemble some kinds of cup fungi. The immature nests can be easily

distinguished by the presence of the eggs, which contain basidia as

well as spores, and empty nests can be distinguished microscopically

from the ascus-bearing cup fungi.<div>00HRC4-31402284.jpg.08b0528adbbfb1169c6bb2e5b118392c.jpg</div>

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