Banana for scale. I was a little late to the party as it looks like something munched on it.

Found beside our raised garden bed on Vancouver Island. Not sure species, any guesses from the experts out there?

This is my first photo posted on Lemmy so excuse the amateur effort.

  • Piecemakers@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    Looks like a deer chomped it and was possibly spooked before it could finish? Are there tracks around the area?

    • WhyAreWeHappy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I was thinking it was a deer also and maybe our dog spooked him off before he finished his meal. We have a lot of blacktail deer here. They eat everything, and our landscaping reflects their appetite.

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I was going to ask for a banana for a scale and I was surprised that OP actually placed a banana in the picture. This also made me laugh.

    • WhyAreWeHappy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Thanks for your input and narrowing it down to agaricus. Agaricus augustus seems more prevalent in our area and matches the description on local online sites. This species is apparently edible but I’m afraid this particular one is well past its prime picking time.