Fresh Stinkhorn

Monday Mushroom #91

This stinkhorn is brand new. The stinky, grey spore-mass - the gleba - attracts flies which will devour it in short order, dispersing the spores as they do so.

Phallus impudicus - stinkhorn

On top of the world! Phallus impudicus - stinkhorn.

For comparison, here is a photo of a stinkhorn completely denuded of spores.

Phlebia radiata on Birch

Phlebia radiata - wrinkled crust fungus

Some small spots of Phlebia radiata just pushing through the cracks in some dead birch bark.

My Favourite Topping

Fencepost of the Week #93

Cup-lichen is a bit of a favourite of mine... ^_^

Larch Bolette

Monday Mushroom #90

This is Suillus grevillei - the larch bolette. It always grows near larches. In Argyll it is often brown, though the guide books mostly describe it as yellow. Either way, the little woodland rodents seem to quite like nibbling on it.

Suillus grevillei - Larch Bolette, brown form.

Suillus grevillei - Larch Bolette - yellow form.

Orca Pod

Digital painting from back in 2003.

Sunbeams

Sunbeams in the woods.

Post from Cajas

Fencepost of the Week #92

This luxuriant outgrowth of lichens is the only fencepost I saw fit to photograph during my peregrinations in South America. It is from Cajas National Park, up in the mountains of Ecuador near the beautiful city of Cuenca.