today i was walking in the woods near my house and came across a weird chestnut looking thing under a fallen tree. i went to tap it with my foot and as soon as i touched it it fell apart into brown dust or sand. i'm sure it's some type of spore or something. location is central ontario, canada
>>22031
Its a chestnut that got really damp and rotted. Are you 8?
>>22032
forgot to mention it had a diameter of like 2 feet and was half buried. the powdery stuff inside was completely dry.
You think that's wierd?
I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head,
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.
When I had laid it on the floor
I went to blow the fire a-flame,
But something rustled on the floor,
And someone called me by my name:
It had become a glimmering girl
With apple blossom in her hair
Who called me by my name and ran
And faded through the brightening air.
Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.
>>22034
I still seek her.
Are you /out/ there, my glimmering girl?
>>22033
Ok well that changes things. Probably a mushroom but without a pic i would have no chance of identifying it.
>>22031
Giant puffball mushroom (Calvatia gigantea)
>>22037
thanks anon, that's exactly what it was
A activated almond.
>>22031
Oh, no, OP. You've hit an invasive Tanzanian chestnut spore pod. Hope you didn't breathe any of that shit in. If you might have, you need to get to an ER right away. Not much they can do, but you should at least ask for "palliative care" and they may be able to provide.