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208d

One of my favourite mushroom finds: the Blue Stain Fungus (Chlorociboria aeruginosa). It grows on rotting wood.

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Very small blue cups, growing closely together on a rotting tree stump.

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200d

A very small wasp from when the flowers were blooming.

I'm looking forward to the warmer weather and being able to get back out and looking for bugs again.

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165d

Unfurling fractals of a fern frond.

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A bright green fern frond is uncoiling. It’s currently in spiral form. Its leaflets are visible on the side, each one uncoiling in its own separate pattern.

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158d

My ground phlox (possibly Phlox subulata/moss phlox) has achieved blanket status.

I'm a sucker for mass blooms. A friend of mine has large swaths of this phlox & was kind enough to borrow me a cup 2 yrs ago. A cup that was 1.5' x 2' chunk that I then plopped down in a 1.5' x 2' space.

Easy peasy phlox carpet squee-sy.
(04/12/24)

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Photograph of a mass bloom of purple ground phlox (moss phlox seems likely). This variety of phlox is low to the ground and slowly "creeps" along the ground. The plant has moss-like foliage. The flowers have five, heart-shaped, pale purple feathers that radiate from a narrow central cone. Each petal has two, small, purple dots where the bloom meets the central cone. Two orange anthers are visible in the center of the cone while the other reproductive organs are interior to the cone.

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144d

Portraits of some of the recent lichens I've met. My guesses as to IDs:

* Flavoparmelia caperata
* A nice moss that looks like asparagus tips, with Xanthoria parietina & physcia adscendens (?) growing through / around it
* Parmotrema, physcia & candelariella
* Caloplaca species

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Looking at the top of a horizontal fence rail, which is covered in layer after layer of grey-green lichen seemingly piled on top of one another. It has wide lobes like leaves, and sections of raised dots like tiny mushrooms

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140d

Went out to feed the birds this a.m. & saw something "mounted" to a back porch support beam. Closer inspection revealed it was a very large #moth. My ID app suggests Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) with an average wingspan of 6". It was just chilling during the a.m. storms. I hoped it would open up but it just stayed motionless. It was quite dark so the pics aren't the best. Antennae are very cool!
(05/02/24)

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Photograph of a large moth clinging to a vertical beam that is painted brown. An ID app suggests it is Antheraea polyphemus or the Polyphemus moth) with an average wingspan of 6 inches. The moth has large, tear-drop shaped, brownw antennae and a large body and legs covered by long brown hairs. Its wings are patterned and scalloped with grey and brown and it has a large brown "eye" on its outer wing that is surrounded by a narrow circle of light tan.

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Closeup photograph of a large moth's antennae and tufted head. An ID app suggests it is Antheraea polyphemus or the Polyphemus moth) with an average wingspan of 6 inches. The moth has large, tear-drop shaped, brownw antennae and a large body and legs covered by long brown hairs. Its wings are patterned and scalloped with grey and brown and it has a large brown "eye" on its outer wing that is surrounded by a narrow circle of light tan.

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116d

#SilentSunday #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #Flowers #FlowerPhotography

Close-up of a pink flower with water droplets on its petals against a blurred green background.

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Close-up of a pink, star-shaped flower with water droplets on the petals. The background is blurred, highlighting the flower's details.

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Close-up of a pink flower with water droplets and a blurred background.

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116d

Some lichen finds, plus (what I think might be) a slime mould

* Various crustose species on the back of a gravestone
* Slime mould (?) that appeared within a few minutes of wetting this old gate beam
* Patterns on lichen on an old wooden seat
* A cladonia species growing amongst moss on an old wooden fence

Edit: Consensus seems to be that it's not a slime mold, but likely a fungus. Still interesting!

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