Spores (in lugol) of common eyelash mushrooms ...

The image is a microscopic view of two spores from a mushroom against a light gray background. A dark black outline demarcates the spore's edge. The spores appear to be pale yellow or cream-colored with a white interior and are roughly oval-shaped.

They seem to be slightly translucent, allowing some blue-gray coloration in their center to show through. The spore on the bottom is larger than that on top.

The image is likely part of a study into mushrooms collected from the forest floor at Sam Houston National Forest. The caption refers to the mushroom as Scutellinia scutellata but does not confirm this identification, which may have been provided by a mycologist or other expert studying the spores. – AI vision