What is this close-up picture? (WotsThat: Mushroom cap underside)

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What object is shown in this zoomed-in close-up photo?

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Mushroom cap underside. Mushroom Gills Are Actually a Biological Copying Machine The ridged structures on a mushroom's underside (called gills or pores) are lined with millions of microscopic spore-producing cells that can release up to trillions of spores in a single day—so many that if you place a mushroom cap gill-side down on paper overnight, it'll create a perfect "spore print" shadow of itself. This is essentially the mushroom's way of photocopying itself across the forest floor, and those prints are so detailed they're actually used by mycologists to identify different species!

Answer: Mushroom cap underside

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