What in the heck is it ????

[eddie haskel]

Ihave all sorts of different mushrooms growing out back of the house in the woods, but this thing...jeez. I saw it from over a hundred foot away, just about 15 feet back of the area I have planted in grass. It's pretty big....
Anybody know what in the heck it is ?

[Fshklr]

that is a fine specimen of a "Red Belted Conk"

tough as nails...tastes like wood

[Bait O' Eggs]

conk

[CATCH AND EAT]

Bio genetically engineered "Ferengi Ears". They grew these for use in costume on Star Trek Deep Space 9. Pretty neat aye!

[Smj]

Looks to be a red-belted polypore, according to the Audubon's mushroom guide. Says it will grow on a possible 100 different types of host trees, year round., through most of mid America up through Canada. I usually don't bother looking up these types of shrooms because most of the poypores aren't edeible. Cool looking none the less.

Smj

[motoxaaron03]

I found a great big one when I was a kid. I had to jump up and down on it to break off. After lugging it back home, I let it dry out for a few weeks. Then I gave it to my grandma (who's an amazing artist) and she painted a beautiful scene on the onder side of it. It came out great!

[Angler of Repose]

Put your ear up close. If it says "feed me, Seymour", get the heck out of there!!!!!

[Roady]

I agree, it's a conk. I haven't seen as many here in Washington, but those are all over the place in Alaska.