Mushroom Spore

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“It's just drifting around.”

–Wilson, examining a Blue Spore.

“It's like colorful sparks!”

–Willow, examining a Blue Spore.

“Little blue bug has no wings.”

–Wolfgang, examining a Blue Spore.

“Be free, little one!”

–Wendy, examining a Blue Spore.

“DOES IT RUN ON BATTERIES?”

–WX-78, examining a Blue Spore.

“A soft blue carrier of genetic information.”

–Wickerbottom, examining a Blue Spore.

“A flying green pinecone!”

–Woodie, examining a Blue Spore.

“How can a seed be so cheerful?”

–Maxwell, examining a Blue Spore.

“At peace, benevolent river spirit.”

–Wigfrid, examining a Blue Spore.

“Blue! That's our favorite color!”

–Webber, examining a Blue Spore.

“I can't believe mushrooms made something so pretty.”

–Warly, examining a Blue Spore.

“Where you going?”

–Wormwood, examining a Blue Spore.

“I've breathed in worse stuff at work.”

–Winona, examining a Blue Spore.

“Dazzling!”

–Wortox, examining a Blue Spore.

“Pretty!”

–Wurt, examining a Blue Spore.

“The bugs in my pocket might like some light.”

–Walter, examining a Blue Spore.

“They're looking for a place to latch onto.”

–Wanda, examining a Blue Spore.

“That's a sight for spore eyes.”

–Wilson, examining a Green Spore

“It has no idea where it's going.”

–Willow, examining a Green Spore

“Nice green bug. Wolfgang will not swat.”

–Wolfgang, examining a Green Spore

“It has no concept of time, or loss.”

–Wendy, examining a Green Spore

“ORGANICS CAN'T KEEP THEIR BIOMATTER TO THEMSELVES”

–WX-78, examining a Green Spore

“A lovely green carrier of genetic information.”

–Wickerbottom, examining a Green Spore

“We've been visited by a forest sprite, Lucy!”

–Woodie, examining a Green Spore

“Hateful, ambulatory whimsy.”

–Maxwell, examining a Green Spore

“At peace, benevolent forest spirit.”

–Wigfrid, examining a Green Spore

“That's green, our favoritest color!”

–Webber, examining a Green Spore

“It looks like floating candy.”

–Warly, examining a Green Spore

“Hey little guys!”

–Wormwood, examining a Green Spore

“I've breathed in worse stuff at work.”

–Winona, examining a Green Spore

“Dazzling!”

–Wortox, examining a Green Spore

“It dancing!”

–Wurt, examining a Green Spore

“Swamp gas! Oh, it's just some more spores.”

–Walter, examining a Green Spore

“Float along now.”

–Wanda, examining a Green Spore

“Hasn't a care in the world.”

–Wilson, examining a Red Spore

“It's like floating fire!”

–Willow, examining a Red Spore

“Is tiny red bug?”

–Wolfgang, examining a Red Spore

“Its life is short, but beautiful.”

–Wendy, examining a Red Spore

“BIOLOGICAL AIR POLLUTION”

–WX-78, examining a Red Spore

“A bright red carrier of genetic information.”

–Wickerbottom, examining a Red Spore

“A floating red pinecone!”

–Woodie, examining a Red Spore

“Magical red, and yet it holds no power of use to me.”

–Maxwell, examining a Red Spore

“At peace, benevolent flame spirit.”

–Wigfrid, examining a Red Spore

“Our favorite color! Red!”

–Webber, examining a Red Spore

“Something that pretty must taste good, right?”

–Warly, examining a Red Spore

“So cute!”

–Wormwood, examining a Red Spore

“I've breathed in worse stuff at work.”

–Winona, examining a Red Spore

“Dazzling!”

–Wortox, examining a Red Spore

“Floaty!”

–Wurt, examining a Red Spore

“Don't eat the spores Woby, a mushtree might grow in your stomach!”

–Walter, examining a Red Spore

“At least they brighten things up a bit.”

–Wanda, examining a Red Spore

The Mushroom Spores are items exclusive to Don't Starve Together. Their color depends on the blooming Mushtree or Funcap they spawned from. If left alone they will float around aimlessly, emitting a small radius of light, and then disappear after a short time. They can also be caught with a Bug Net and put inside a Glowcap to make it glow in various colors. 

The spores can be planted in a Mushroom Planter, eventually yielding 6 mushrooms.

Spores begin spoiling as soon as they spawn. When floating their time to spoil is only 3 day segments (90 seconds), but when collected their total spoil time is 15 days in player inventory or chests, 20 days in a Chef Pouch, 30 days in an Insulated Pack or Snow Chester, 60 days in a Glowcap, and last indefinitely in a Enlightened Crown or Enlightened Crown Shard. Spores cannot be put in an Ice Box. When completely spoiled, spores leave nothing.

Lunar Spore

“I'll keep as mushroom between me and those spores as I can.”

–Wilson

“Alright, I get the message! I'll stay away!”

–Willow

“Make big noise for tiny puff.”

–Wolfgang

“Pop goes the weaselly little thing.”

–Wendy

“HOW VILE”

–WX-78

“An odd, yet effective defense mechanism.”

–Wickerbottom

“Those spores pop like first of July fireworks!”

–Woodie

“It reminds me of those infernal balloons.”

–Maxwell

“It carries an explösive pöwer...”

–Wigfrid

“They pop like balloons! Not as fun, though.”

–Webber

“Keep those away from my soufflés!”

–Warly

“Pop!”

–Wormwood

“Yeesh, that's gotta be a health hazard.”

–Winona

“Don't get too close or you'll be feeling awfully spore.”

–Wortox

“Explodey floaty fluffs!”

–Wurt

“I probably shouldn't touch that.”

–Walter

“Careful now...”

–Wanda

The Lunar Spore is a naturally spawned object in Don't Starve Together. They are produced by Mush Gnomes periodically and when attacked, and by Lunar Mushtrees when chopped with an Axe. After flying in the air for a few seconds or when a player getting too close, Lunar Spores rapidly shake and then pop, dealing 10 damage in a radius of 3 units.

Unlike Mushroom Spores, they cannot be caught with a Bug Net.

The Lunar Spore also spawns from a Lunar Funcap equipped by player or other creatures like Pigs and Bunnymen. The explosion damage can be avoided by wearing a Lunar Funcap.

Usage

Tips

• Because of their extremely fast spoilage rate when floating around, it is advised to only catch freshly-spawned spores to avoid decreasing the overall freshness of the stack in player's inventory. One easy way to do this is to only catch spores that are standing still next to trees, since they do not move around for a few seconds after spawning.
• Spores will light on fire and quickly turn into ash if exposed to a fire. Using this feature, players can place a campfire by a few blooming mushtrees and chase the spores into the flames to collect a steady amount of ashes every minute.
• Players can quickly get rid of Lunar Spores without taking damage by approaching them and subsequently retreating once they begin to shake.

Trivia

• The Lunar Spore was introduced in the Forgotten Knowledge update.

Gallery

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  A Lunar Spore produced by chopping a Lunar Mushtree.