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12.11.2025 21:29 — 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0The 25th Biennial Symposium of the International Association of Astacology (IAA) will be held in held in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) June 1st – 5th 2026. Please visit the IAA website for Student Travel Awards application form, and other details on the awards: astacology.org/Meetings.asp...
18.08.2025 16:59 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The International association of Astacology is now on BlueSky!
29.03.2025 16:58 — 👍 127 🔁 31 💬 5 📌 3
The Polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus, poised to take off in flight.
The Polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus, a member of the moth family Saturniidae. 🦋📷 #insect #moth #invertebrate
23.11.2023 23:23 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A bumblebee collecting nectar at a white flower.
A nice bumblebee. #invertebrate #polinators
23.11.2023 23:10 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Top view of a birch polypore fungus growing from the side of a tree.
Bottom view of a birch polypore fungus growing from the side of a tree.
A nice Birch Polypore fungus, Fomitopsis betulina. 🍄📷
26.10.2023 22:13 — 👍 24 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Mycena haematopus mushrooms growing out of a decaying log.
Mycena haematopus mushrooms growing out of a decaying log.
Mycena haematopus mushrooms growing out of a decaying log.
Some nice Bleeding Fairy Helmet fungi, Mycena haematopus. 🍄📷
24.10.2023 01:31 — 👍 27 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
Top view of a small cluster of Jack-o’-lantern mushrooms growing in the woods on the forest floor.
Top view of a small cluster of Jack-o’-lantern mushrooms growing in the woods on the forest floor.
Top view of two small clusters of Jack-o’-lantern mushrooms growing in the woods on the forest floor.
Underside view showing the gills of a small cluster of Jack-o’-lantern mushrooms growing in the woods on the forest floor.
Appropriate for this time of year. The Jack-o’-lantern mushroom, Omphalotus illudens. It’s gills can have a weak green bioluminescent glow when fresh. 🍄📷
20.10.2023 13:59 — 👍 20 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0That one is really spikey. Probably a puffball in the genus Lycoperdon. See en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoper... for details.
20.10.2023 11:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Closeup of a Scalycap mushroom growing out of decaying log.
Side view of Scalycap mushrooms growing out of decaying log.
Scalycap mushrooms growing out of decaying log.
Scalycap Mushroom (genus Pholiota) 🍄📷
20.10.2023 01:32 — 👍 40 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus) mushroom growing out of forest leaf litter.
Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus) mushroom growing out of forest leaf litter.
It’s a Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus) Monday. 🍄📷
16.10.2023 13:20 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A large cluster of light brown/gray “Hen of the Woods” (Grifola frondosa) mushrooms as seen from the top growing out of the forest floor.
A close-up view of a cluster of light brown/gray “Hen of the Woods” (Grifola frondosa) mushrooms as seen from the top.
A close-up view of a cluster of light brown/gray “Hen of the Woods” (Grifola frondosa) mushrooms as seen from the bottom.
A big cluster of Grifola frondosa, hen of the woods. 🍄📷
15.10.2023 16:02 — 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
A cluster of light brown honey mushrooms (genus Desarmillaria), viewed from the top, growing in a lawn.
A cluster of light brown honey mushrooms (genus Desarmillaria), viewed from the bottom so the gills can be Desarmillaria seen, growing in a lawn.
A nice cluster of honey mushrooms, genus Desarmillaria. 🍄📷
14.10.2023 14:56 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Nymph of the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula.
Spotted Lanternfly nymph, Lycorma delicatula. 🐞
01.10.2023 03:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Closeup of a small group of light pink jelly fungi growing on a decaying log.
Several clusters of small light pink jelly fungi growing on a decaying log.
Some nice jelly fungi, probably in the genus Ascocoryne. 🍄📷
30.09.2023 22:00 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A crust fungus, Gloeoporus sp., growing on the side of a dead tree trunk.
A crust fungus, Gloeoporus sp., growing on the side of a dead tree trunk.
An interesting crust fungus, Gloeoporus sp. 🍄📷
30.09.2023 00:42 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Side view of a Russula sp. mushroom showing its gills.
Top view of a Russula sp. mushroom growing out of the forest floor among leaf litter and exposed tree roots.
A nice Russula sp. to start off the week. 🍄📷
25.09.2023 15:41 — 👍 19 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Closeup of a Pear-shaped Puffball, Apioperdon pyriforme growing on the side of a log in the woods.
A small grouping of Pear-shaped Puffballs, Apioperdon pyriforme growing on the side of a log in the woods.
A nice grouping of Pear-shaped Puffballs, Apioperdon pyriforme, growing on the side of a log. 🍄📷
24.09.2023 15:33 — 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Brown mushrooms growing out of soil and grass.
Underside of brown mushroom showing its gills.
A nice little patch of mushrooms for #Fungi Friday. 🍄📷
22.09.2023 17:22 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Top view of a speckled crayfish, Cambarus maculatus.
One of my favorite crayfish, Cambarus maculatus, the freckled crayfish.
22.09.2023 13:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Man in ringmaster outfit.
Perhaps a circus ringmaster outfit would be more appropriate, given the state of the House.
20.09.2023 17:50 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Top view of Leucoagaricus americanus mushrooms growing on a tree stump.
Bottom view of Leucoagaricus americanus mushrooms showing their gills.
A couple of nice Reddening Lep iota, Leucoagaricus americanus growing on an old stump. 🍄📷
20.09.2023 17:13 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Underside view of bolete mushroom sowing its pores.
Top view of a two-colored bolete growing out of leaf litter on the forest floor.
Top view of a two-colored bolete growing out of leaf litter on the forest floor.
Another nice bolete to start off the week. The Two-colored Bolete, Baorangia bicolor. 🍄📷
18.09.2023 13:28 — 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Top view of a bright red waxcap mushroom (genus Hygrocybe) with a shiny, wet-looking cap growing out of leaf litter on the forest floor.
Side view of a small cluster of bright red waxcap mushroom (genus Hygrocybe) with a shiny, wet-looking cap growing out of leaf litter on the forest floor.
Top view of a new bright red waxcap mushroom (genus Hygrocybe) with a shiny, wet-looking cap just emerging out of leaf litter on the forest floor.
Top view of a small cluster of bright red waxcap mushroom (genus Hygrocybe) with a shiny, wet-looking cap growing out of leaf litter on the forest floor.
A bright red undetermined species of Waxcap mushroom, genus Hygrocybe. 🍄📷
17.09.2023 15:29 — 👍 21 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Top view of Cortinarius iodes, the Viscid Violet Cort, growing out of leaf litter on the forest floor.
Side view of Cortinarius iodes, the Viscid Violet Cort, growing out of leaf litter on the forest floor.
Bottom view of Cortinarius iodes, the Viscid Violet Cort, showing its gills with a mossy rock background.
Top view of Cortinarius iodes, the Viscid Violet Cort, growing out of leaf litter on the forest floor. This image shows the deep violet color they can obtain.
A nice mushroom to start off the weekend. Cortinarius iodes, the Viscid Violet Cort. 🍄📷
16.09.2023 14:25 — 👍 22 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
Top view of an unidentified brownish Bolete mushroom growing out of the leaf litter on the forest floor.
Bottom view of cap of an unidentified brownish Bolete mushroom growing out of the leaf litter on the forest floor.
Another nice but unidentified Bolete mushroom. 🍄📷
15.09.2023 15:05 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Side view of an Old-man-of-the-woods, Strobilomyces strobilaceus, growing out of leaf litter on the forest floor.
View of the underside of the cap of an Old-man-of-the-woods, Strobilomyces strobilaceus, growing out of leaf litter on the forest floor.
Old-Man-Of-The-Woods, Strobilomyces strobilaceus, an edible mushroom. This is a Bolete type of mushroom, which means it has pores on the underside, rather than gills. 🍄📷
14.09.2023 14:18 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Atlantic Ghost Crab, Ocypode quadrata, sitting still on the sandy beach in South Carolina.
Atlantic Ghost Crab, Ocypode quadrata, sitting still on the sandy beach in South Carolina.
Recently visited Charleston, SC and got some nice photos of Atlantic ghost crabs, Ocypode quadrata, on the beach. 🦑
13.09.2023 20:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A cluster of the Eastern Black Trumpet growing on the forest floor amongst the leaf litter.
A cluster of small Eastern Black Trumpet growing on the forest floor amongst the leaf litter.
A fungus for Wednesday: Craterellus fallax, the Eastern Black Trumpet. 🍄📷
13.09.2023 20:40 — 👍 20 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Coral fungus growing on the forest floor.
Coral fungus growing on the forest floor.
Tuesday’s toadstool: Ramaria stricta, the Upright Coral Fungus. 🍄📷
12.09.2023 14:57 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
