fox-fire
Fungal wood glow
Fox-fire is the faint glow emitted by certain fungi growing on decaying wood, caused by bioluminescence.
The eerie light appears in forests at night, historically attributed to supernatural causes before its biological explanation was understood.
Also spelled foxfire.
The rotting stump glowed with fox-fire in the darkness.
Heatless light emission
- phosphorescenceHeatless delayed light emission
- glowSteady, soft light
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- myceliumFungal filament network
fungal · chemiluminescence · glow-worm · firefly · bioluminescent · fluorescence · marine · plankton
Misleading light over wetlands
- jack-o'-lanternCarved pumpkin with light
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- omenProphetic indicator
superstition · lore · legend · spirit · haunted · marshland · traveler · misleading
luminescence
Heatless light emission
- phosphorescenceHeatless delayed light emission
- glowSteady, soft light
- decayGradual organic breakdown
mycelium · fungal · chemiluminescence · glow-worm · firefly · bioluminescent · fluorescence · marine · plankton · shimmering
will-o'-the-wisp
Misleading light over wetlands
- jack-o'-lanternCarved pumpkin with light
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
omen · superstition · lore · legend · spirit · haunted · marshland · traveler · misleading · nocturnal
deadfall
Trap using falling weight
undergrowth · damp · humid · stumps · bark · decomposition · organic · moss · humus · mycelium
fox-firefire
Combustion with flames
flame · combustion · bonfire · wildfire · inferno
fox-firedarkness
Total absence of light
pitch black · blackness · shadow · gloom · obscurity
fox-firesunlight
Radiance from our star
blinding light · floodlight · spotlight · glare · searchlight