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Glitchegumee Swamp is a good place to hide out, except for the bird-sized mosquitoes, and the hungry crocs, and the singing myconids that always scare away the fish. (Terry Dykstra cover art, Dungeon 41, May/June 1993, featuring the AD&D adventure "Old Man Katan and the Incredible, Edible, Dancing Mushroom Band" by Ted James Thomas Zuvich)

Sachem Skipper Butterfly (Atalopedes campestris) drinking nectar from the rainbow butterfly bush growing in my backyard!

Campestris are 2' tall relatives of myconids. The campestris of Glitchigumee Swamp love Old Man Katan and rely on him for their survival in ways he doesn't realize. He only knows the dang varmints keep him up all night with their infernal singing and occasionally steal his clothes. (Terry Dykstra, Dungeon 41, May/June 1993, from the AD&D adventure "Old Man Katan and the Incredible, Edible, Dancing Mushroom Band" by Ted James Thomas Zuvich)

Campestris were a species of sentient fungal-creatures related to myconids.

These creatures bore some resemblance to myconids, but compared to them had a far stronger resemblance to mushrooms and lacked arms. Their bodies varied in color from dark brown to tan to white. Their caps were always purple or red with speckles.

Campestris had a degree of semi-intelligence, shared collectively among each herd. They were very carefree, had a rudimentary sense of reason, and a warped sense of humor. They were captivated by any sort of singing or playing of an instrument, no matter how terrible it was, and would happily sing along as they danced around the individual.

Campestris were capable of locomotion by expanding and contracting their "root-balls." Once per day they could release a cloud of spores within a 10 feet (3 meters) radius that had an effect similar to the spell slow.

It was very difficult to surprise these creatures, as they were very sensitive to sounds and vibrations. They could also easily imitate both music and words.

Source: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Campestri

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Agaricus campestris (Meadow mushroom; Field mushroom)

Phyllum :Basidiomycota

Class :Agaricomycetes

Order :Agaricales

“Widely eaten gilled mushroom closely related to the cultivated button mushroom Agaricus bisporus, the gills are initially pink, then red-brown and finally a dark brown, as is the spore print.”

Santa Rita De Jacutinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

september 2015