Upside-down hippos?

No.... just some more King Alfred's Cake fungus growing on an old tree. I posted some here last year http://365project.org/julienne1/365/2015-02-27 . This clump is much largers than I've seen before - about 15 cm long.

[Andy]

Weird stuff!

[Peter Day]

New one on me

[Bep]

I can hardly believe that this is a fungus. Winderful.

[Living at the beach 365 days a year!]

I agree with Peter. You never know what you'll see on 365. That's why it's so much fun and educatioal too!

[Christopher Cox]

Really impressive - like a couple of enormous slugs

[Joanna kate]

So unusual

[Carla]

Definitely hippos!

[ShirleyB]

Strange fungus, I have never seen anything like this. Great find and capture

[Rick]

Great shot. Like the hippo's better.

[Lois]

Awesome color!

[Brooke Lindsay]

Fascinating.. beautiful and creepy at the same time!

[Joan Morvinson]

Looks like it hurts! Great shot

[Julienne Jones]

@amfrumbiddivurd - it is extremely weird!

[Julienne Jones]

@peterday - they seem to pop up all over the place here

[Julienne Jones]

@gijsje - yes it looks like all sorts of other things (a pile of horse dung springs to mind) but not much like any other fungus

[Julienne Jones]

@nydelignorsk - yes I do enjoy the weird and wonderful subjects that crop up here

[Julienne Jones]

@christophercox - yes they are a bit like bulbous slugs

[Julienne Jones]

@shirleybankfarm - I guess they are a bit like puff ball fungus ... except they are hard rather than puffy!

[Julienne Jones]

@blackmutts - there is certainly an element of creepiness about them!

[Julienne Jones]

@joannakate @carla42 @rickster549 @loweygrace @jomo - thanks for the comments