Mushrooms as Rainmakers: How Spores Act as Nuclei for Raindrops
Fig 6
Droplet formation on basidiospores of Suillus brevipes in the ESEM at 101% RH.
(A-D) Spores are orientated with adaxial surface facing away from surface of the specimen stub, allowing observation of droplets growing from this hygroscopic region of the spore. Note merger of droplets in second and third panels. Scale = 5 μm.