Lair of the Hoverfly

 Fencepost of the Week #259

 A fearsome predator lurks in the lichens! This striking creature is the larva of a hoverfly. It mostly eats aphids.

Epistrophe grossulariae 

 

A Rusty Crescent

Fencepost of the Week #258 

Little Shaggy Moss

Fencepost of the Week #257
 

 Little shaggy moss - Rhytidiadelphus loreus - adding an impressive amount of volume to the top of this post.

 

Tongue and Groove

Fencepost of the Week #256
 

Stereocaulon Post

 Fencepost of the Week #255

 A soggy wooden post with a rather unusual topping: Stereocaulon dactylophyllum, I think.

 

 

Hanging Around

 Fencepost of the Week #254