From TFA: "These are mixed in with the cordyceps militaris" "Many authors consider C. militaris quite common, spread throughout the Northern Hemisphere,[6] and

From TFA: "These are mixed in with the cordyceps militaris" "Many authors consider C. militaris quite common, spread throughout the Northern Hemisphere,[6] and fruiting bodies appear in Europe from August to November."[0] That sounds like a mushroom to me [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordyceps_militaris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordyceps_militaris