{"id":21046,"date":"2022-10-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=21046"},"modified":"2022-10-21T12:02:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T10:02:58","slug":"a-star-is-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/2022\/10\/20\/a-star-is-born\/","title":{"rendered":"A star is born"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image photo\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1539\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/6fee8ab5-f234-4956-ab52-6fced69e6a40.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-21044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/6fee8ab5-f234-4956-ab52-6fced69e6a40.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/6fee8ab5-f234-4956-ab52-6fced69e6a40-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/6fee8ab5-f234-4956-ab52-6fced69e6a40-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/6fee8ab5-f234-4956-ab52-6fced69e6a40-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/6fee8ab5-f234-4956-ab52-6fced69e6a40-1536x1154.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption>Earthstar fungi are related to puffballs and some are poisonous <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif dropcap\">Some of Britain\u2019s weirdest fungi erupt into our consciousness this month. Collared earthstars bide their time under the leaf litter in the form of vast numbers of fungal threads called hyphae. Now they burst forth as onion-shaped fruiting bodies that soon split, the skin peeling back to expose a taut central dome. The slightest touch \u2013 rain, for example \u2013 releases the dust-like spores inside. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"footer\">Photo: COLLARED EARTHSTAR: ALEX HYDE\/NATUREPL.COM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of Britain\u2019s weirdest fungi erupt into our consciousness this month. Collared earthstars bide their time under the leaf litter in the form of vast numbers of fungal threads called hyphae. Now they burst forth as onion-shaped fruiting bodies that soon split, the skin peeling back to expose a taut central dome. 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