A decorous cluster of bonnet caps - Mycena galericulata - in a sequestered glade.
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Bonnetcaps and Shade
Sunday, 27 November 2022
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Monday, 21 November 2022
Oil Beetles
Found an oil beetle - Meloe violaceus - in the UK for the first time on Saturday.
Revisited the site on sunday to find one laying eggs in an impressive hole it had excavated for the purpose.
Sunday, 13 November 2022
Tangly Lichens Post
Fencepost of the Week #200
A matted tangle of lichens turn this post into a jungle of minute proportions.
Friday, 11 November 2022
Split Gill Fungus
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| Schizophyllum commune - split gill fungus on a silage sack |
Split gill fungus is a very distinctive mushroom. It has a Y-shaped gill cross-section and a frilly, scalloped cap with a fuzzy texture. It grows all over the world in tropical and temperate climates. It is often found growing flat to the surface of rotting logs, but here it is emerging in dense clusters from the side of a black plastic silage bag.
Sunday, 6 November 2022
Matchstick Lichen Post
Fencepost of the Week #199
Some wonderfully bright matchstick lichen shining through the November gloaming.
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