#cordyceps

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Category: Gen

Fandom: Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling (Video Game)

Characters: Leif (Bug Fables), CY-05.343 (Bug Fables), Cordyceps (Bug Fables), Roach Researcher(s) (Bug Fables), CY-05.537 (Bug Fables) (mentioned)

Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Angst, Unethical Experimentation, Unreliable Narrator, Spoilers for ch.4/Leif's backstory, Medical Experimentation, Torture, POV uses it/it/its pronouns, Malnutrition, Electricity as punishment, Vivisection, Horror, (or: my 2nd attempt at it)

Summary: CY-05.343 is in the examination room.

extra chapter for "we, the thoughtful (we, the powerful)"

(based on the febuwhump2026's prompt 15: Test subject)

wheel thrown, altered and assembled porcelain with hollow-thrown knob handles. oxidation fired to ^10 with clear liner glaze, gold metallic and multiple iridescent and REE dominant zinc silicate crystalline glazes.

part of a trio (with Lachesis & Atropos) that behaved super well this firing.

naturally it's been cloudy since everything was ready to document so hoping to grab some nice sunlight shots tomorrow?

anyways,

https://youtu.be/bJkM9-8P6yg

Long-term preservation of fungal mycelia is often constrained by the limited availability of sufficient quantities of high-quality fungal biomass, such as fine mycelial fragments and/or spores. This limitation persists despite the widespread availability of room-temperature preservation methods (e.g., the Castellani method) and −20°C storage facilities in standard laboratory freezers used by most mushroom laboratories.

🍄 Cordyceps: Nature's Energy Mushroom

Cordyceps has a long history of traditional use and is being researched for its potential to support energy metabolism, immune function, respiratory wellness, and antioxidant activity.

What's your favorite natural superfood? Share your thoughts below!

7.26 firings incoming...

currently candling before a slow ride to ^08 is this very small batch of new ideas [vid of fives cordyceps mugs and a bowl, with the tripod arachnid thing from the previous post] plus various test cones, slip cast things and lots of 'production residue' aka the leftover oddities of bisqueware that never got glazed from all the firings before. (most are trapped in this positional purgatory 🫠)

lovely how a key role is to make sure the good work doesn't flash cool by taking up heat-retaining space...

cordyceps arachnimug no. xxvi_i

[hatched 7.19.26]

wheel thrown, altered and assembled porcelain with hollow-thrown knob appendages. currently in greenware stage

in my expert opinion, i will cry if this survives all firings later this month.

upon successful glazing, this freak plans to be stalking new prey at the upcoming Material Mugs XI show in September 🕷️🍄