Xylaria fungus
"Yea, and though I walk through the valley of the shadow of Xylaria I will be scared to F@$K, because I mean look at it!"
White and ghostly, fruiting bodies languish upwards in a silent cry. "They're just conidia, they're just asexual spores", he keeps telling himself as he feels his bladder threatening to relieve itself of its own accord. He feels his pace quicken. "Ooooooooooohh", a frightful, windless moan through the leaves. He glances behind but he sees nothing. His pace quickens. The mud grabs at his boots, and he falls, quickly he jumps back up. He is breathing in shallow gasps from the exertion. Finally he abandons all decorum and simply runs the last hundred metres out of the jungle and to the safety of his bunk.
I follow my trainee slowly, observing his madcap dash to safety with a smile. It's amazing what one can achieve with a a few horror stories, mental priming and a couple lungfuls of air. "Oh to be young and gullible again", I shake my head, preparing to place my cellphone with pre-recorded moans hidden outside his room. Now I just need to make sure that the phone has enough battery life to last the night, not like the last time.
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Xylaria fungus
"Yea, and though I walk through the valley of the shadow of Xylaria I will be scared to F@$K, because I mean look at it!"
White and ghostly, fruiting bodies languish upwards in a silent cry. "They're just conidia, they're just asexual spores", he keeps telling himself as he feels his bladder threatening to relieve itself of its own accord. He feels his pace quicken. "Ooooooooooohh", a frightful, windless moan through the leaves. He glances behind but he sees nothing. His pace quickens. The mud grabs at his boots, and he falls, quickly he jumps back up. He is breathing in shallow gasps from the exertion. Finally he abandons all decorum and simply runs the last hundred metres out of the jungle and to the safety of his bunk.
I follow my trainee slowly, observing his madcap dash to safety with a smile. It's amazing what one can achieve with a a few horror stories, mental priming and a couple lungfuls of air. "Oh to be young and gullible again", I shake my head, preparing to place my cellphone with pre-recorded moans hidden outside his room. Now I just need to make sure that the phone has enough battery life to last the night, not like the last time.
More terrifying #fungiofSani
The SaniProject2017 - An exploration into the beauty of boundless biodiversity
Follow us at #DestinationEcuador #Sanilodge #Paulbertner