I love the oddball stuff. So when I saw this "mushroom rock" wasn't really a rock, I had to have it. It's some sort of clam, with mushrooms all over it. And bonus, a live mussel on the back side, which has a live barnacle on it. It's like the "hole in a bucket" song... It's mushrooms on a clam on a mussel on a barnacle.... Ha, I love it.

It's been a few days, and the mushrooms look better, but still pretty shriveled and sad. They were throwing their guts when I got them, so this is an improvement. Now that they're unwrapping themselves, I'm wondering, any chance these are baby rics? or just bumpy shrooms?

The whole shebang:
Mushroom Rock 04-20-10.jpg
The mussel and barnacle:
Barnacle 04-20-10.jpg
Clam:
Mouth Close up 04-20-10.jpg
Mantle:
Mantle 04-20-10.jpg