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Hi,

Today a put some pulp from a rotten pear under the microscope. Are these fungus spores? I have seen them in the past on other rotten samples.

TIA for your help.

Spores are very tiny. Just a few microns across. You may be seeing some fruiting bodies but not spores. If the fungus was black, it might be what is commonly called rhizopus rot by pomologists.

Great info. Thank you!