Hope y’all are ready for some mushroom ASMR! Here I am tapping and tearing open some #Rhizopogon or “Pogies”. These small bouncy foamy balls of fungi are truffle-like hypogeous (occuring partially underground) that grow in association with conifer trees. Rhizopogon are a trufflized form of Suillus (Slipper Jack Boletes) that have been shown to be very important mycorrhizal partners for their host trees. Rhizopogon are especially common (and important for) with Pines and Douglas Fir. Lumber plantations are often inoculated with these mushrooms to ensure the successful growth of trees. . They are a gasteroid mushroom meaning the develop their spores internally, inside of their foamy gleba (the internal spore bearing structure of the mushroom). Like other truffles, they rely on animals to dig them up and help spread their spores, they thrive on disturbance. Rhizopogon are remarkably resilient and will bounce off the ground if dropped, this is an effective way to ID them. I find the tearing of them apart very satisfying as their foamy texture produces a weirdly satisfying noise similar to floral foam - something very popular with the ASMR community. As usual, these are very common mushrooms, they are not threatened, there were huge patches of them growing in this area. Digging these up actually helps to spread the spores, so I am not hurting anything or wasting anything. If you are not kind in the comments, you will no longer see my content. Hope you enjoy this clip! . . . . #mushroomasmr #asmrmushrooms #asmrtapping #asmrfoam #foamasmr #floralfoamasmr #foamsounds #natureasmr #asmrsound #asmrvideo #naturevideos #mycology #mushroomidentification #fascinatedbyfungi #mushroom