When the rainy season arrives in Japan, a unique green mushroom that glows in the dark called Mycena Lux Coeli begins to grow in Wakayama. These fungi inhabit fallen Chinquapin trees and thanks to a chemical reaction they acquire a fluorescent green color. These particular mushrooms sprout during the rainy season in Japan, which usually lasts from the end of May to July. They have a maximum size of 2 centimeters in diameter and like most mushrooms they disintegrate quickly when the rainy season ends. It is believed that fluorescence is a response to the need for survival: by shining they attract insects that help disperse spores in an environment where wind dispersal is very limited...Japan..
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