Foxfire - Adventures in Bioluminescence

Was once used on the suggestion of Benjamin Franklin as the source of light for the early submarine "The Turtle". It has been used in Scandinavia to track through forests in the dark. So what is it? Mushrooms that glow in the dark!

Something like the edible Honey Fungus (genus - Armillaria) is known for its bioluminescent properties.

Looking something like this during the day.



and this at night.



So, my quest: to find and photograph some foxfire for myself. How magical would it be to see these magical biolumescent beautys glowing in the woods. Next: to obtain or cultivate some for use in my own dwelling. What more aesthetic form of night light could there be, or surely this calls out loudly for an enchanted wood themed party.

Other bioluminescent research to come - this is soemthing that has very much captured my imagination. Could you imagine serving delicious glowing mushrooms as a starter with the lights down? I can. I bet Heston could too.