Lichen Islets

Fencepost of the Week #176

March Skeleton

Arcyria denudata

Arcyria denudata

 A small, but very brightly coloured slime mould that releases clouds of spores of the same colour. Found on rotting wood.

Arcyria denudata

Frosty Cups

Fencepost of the Week #175

Yellow Earth Tongue

Spathularia flavida - Yellow Earth Tongue

Spathularia flavida - Yellow Earth Tongue. Older, more convoluted fruiting body.

Spathularia flavida - Yellow Earth Tongue

Clad in Grey-green Spikes

Fencepost of the Week #174

Dogfish

I think this dogfish was landed by an otter - there are bite marks round the gills and I've read that otters often land large fish, eat a small portion and discard the rest.

Lesser spotted dogfish - Scyliorhinus canicula

Lesser spotted dogfish - Scyliorhinus canicula