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Genus ElaphomycesObserver
outdoorobserverDescription
Left on a tree stump by some creature
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Psathyrella aquaticaObserver
jonaleefDescription
this 15 minute documentary provides additional information:
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Genus ReticulariaObserver
saintaardvarkDescription
Another instance of what sure as heck looks like this: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165329437
Subsequent observations of these two organisms:
On the same log:
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Genus ReticulariaObserver
saintaardvarkDescription
This is the same organism I observed the other day [http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/164984387]. The texture is firmer and rubbery, and if I push I can leave a little bit of a dent. I just noticed that it’s very similar to the one below, which can be seen on the wide shot of the whole tree.
Other observations of this organism:
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Hooker's Fairybells (Prosartes hookeri)Observer
kauvehDescription
Twisted stalk, fairybells, or Solomon's plume? How can I tell the difference?
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Northern Feather Duster Worm (Eudistylia vancouveri)Observer
wetvideocamera3Description
Tube homes of the Northern Feather Duster Worm torn from their foundation by storms and washed up on the beach at Maplewood Flats , North Vancouver BC.
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Brown Funnel Polypore (Coltricia perennis)Observer
mycotopia21Description
Found growing in soil among grass and moss, off of trail at Capilano River Regional Park, close to the river. Identified morphologically as well as by DNA sequencing of ITS1 and ITS4. Pictures show:
- Dried specimen, herbarium image
- Collection site, specimen visible on both sides of stick
- Cap cross section, basidia visible in center
- Underside of cap, with cross section of pores visible
- Hyphae measurement
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Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)Observer
northvandadDescription
Sunset: 8:56 PM
Temp: 23C
Location: 49°19'22.6"N 123°08'53.4"W
Relatively clear conditions (<5% cloud) with light wind: 7 km/h
South side of Ambleside Pond from the west bend towards the east end of the pond.
Echo Touch 2 Bat Detector + Android Pixel 6 phone
Kaleidoscope lite software (PC)
Bats foraging
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Genus ElaphomycesObserver
outdoorobserverDescription
Found on a tree trunk at about 3 feet above ground. In the bark. Dropped by a squirrel?
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Didymium squamulosumObserver
ryan_durandDescription
Development a little bit aborted. Collected from large fruiting on leaves under shrubs on side of city street.
Spores 8.5-11.0 um. More sessile than the normal form, but large crystals, white stalk and white hypothallus are a good match.
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ryan_durandDescription
Growing on leaves and twigs under shrubs on edge of sidewalk. Large fruitings, most occurring with Didymium squamulosum.
Spores pale brown, 7.3-8.5 with very uniform, well spaced spines.
1.1-1.3mm tall, stalk 1.0-1.1 to apex, sporocarp 0.6-0.8mm wide.
Iridescent blue to bronze, changing colour at base. Some sporocarps with needle-like calcium on peridium.
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Striped Dogwinkle (Nucella ostrina)Observer
outdoorobserverDescription
Egss? On an oyster shell
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Subfamily CoccinaeObserver
speciesnamiuspleasiusDescription
Hydrangea covered in these
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Rye Ergot (Claviceps purpurea)Observer
willoughbyarevaloDescription
In a bag of organic rye, product of Canada.
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Invertebrate Iridescent Virus 31 (Iridovirus armadillidium-i)Observer
yonathanu
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Douglas' Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)Observer
willoughbyarevaloDescription
Or Northern Flying Squirrel? They excavated a truffle (probably Elaphopmyces sp) here. The inside of the hole shows the truffle “print” with roots and mycelium in a tidy concave surface.
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Genus BadhamiaObserver
speedyboobooDescription
day 1 - day 2 - day 3
By day three it was mostly dried up and gone. Very interesting tracking it’s movements!
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Bacteria (Kingdom Bacteria)Observer
willoughbyarevaloDescription
Or yeast? Or a slime mold? In a decade of mushroom cultivation I’ve never seen a contaminant like this. It’s 4 days old, on the surface of a liquid culture of Pleurotus euosmus (Tarragon Oyster Mushroom). Media is the cooking water from rye grains. Other jars in this batch did not have contamination, with the exception of one other jar, which has another novel (for me) surface contaminant. See next observation.
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North Pacific Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae ssp. kuzira)Observer
noammarkusDescription
Approximate location.
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Western Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus modoc)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Iona Island, Richmond, BC, Canada
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Brittlegills (Genus Russula)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Cypress Mountain Provincial Park, BC, Canada
