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Genus UromycesObserver
lennyworthingtonDescription
Puccinia on Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria
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Nettle Clustercup Rust Fungus (Puccinia urticata)Observer
kh-cDescription
on urtica dioica
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Spruce Cone Ascomycete (Phragmotrichum chailletii)Observer
bjoernsDescription
on Picea abies cones
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Yellow Brain (Tremella mesenterica)Observer
sharoncooperDescription
On dead blackthorn branch, spores 11 x 7.5um
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Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata)Observer
ionafraserDescription
Photo credit (1st pic) Max Mudie - @allthingsfungi
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Scarlet Elfcup (Sarcoscypha austriaca)Observer
gill_ryenatsDescription
Elf cup id'd as Scarlet by Ryenats recorder last year, on rotting fallen wood.
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Goldenedge Bonnet (Mycena aurantiomarginata)Observer
ionafraserDescription
What3words: birthing.sweetner.obviously
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Umber-zoned Ringless Amanita (Amanita umbrinolutea)Observer
darren300Description
Found by the wonderful and beautiful Clare Hart
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Gnat Ogres (Genus Holcocephala)Observer
yawwhiteDescription
with prey (some kind of fruit fly perhaps)
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Fabricius' Nomad Bee (Nomada fabriciana)Observer
cordyceptDescription
Found nearby to Andrena cineraria nesting aggregation
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Sandhill Milkweed (Asclepias humistrata)Observer
wildflowersuzDescription
Pine Beach Trail
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
In an area cleared out by Hurricane Sally. Nice little population.
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Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid (Ralpharia gorgoniae)Observer
sea-kangarooDescription
Dive site Tibbett's Top. Max depth 63ft/19m, avg depth 40ft/12m, avg temp 81F/27C.
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Sycamore Splank (Macrodiplodiopsis desmazieri)Observer
bjoernsDescription
ex Platanus sp.
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Genus BrachynemurusObserver
gcwarblerDescription
I don't know if these images are sufficient to take this ID down below family level, but if anyone has a suggestion, please comment. Ph. at a porchlight in open juniper-oak woodland.
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Bark and Ambrosia Beetles (Subfamily Scolytinae)Observer
wychelmDescription
Sorry, not sure what the dead tree is. Would be surprised if it was elm (unless a supposedly resistant cultivar) as looks to be 15 to 20 ish years old, in a not too old arboteum/grounds
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Adanson's House Jumper (Hasarius adansoni)Observer
flippie1971Description
Salticidae (Jumping spider)
I have identified this 6mm Jumping spider (Salticidae) as a male Hasarius adansoni. It was found on my garden wall. 6mm long. Very engaging to photograph. Back on the wall now.
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Ground Crab Spiders (Genus Xysticus)Observer
sharpspoodsDescription
Found on the patio in a sunny spot. Mature female
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Forcipated Pincerwort (Fuscocephaloziopsis connivens)Observer
jonnyecologyDescription
Growing with Sphagum on a raised mire
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Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)Observer
paulf84Description
ID by British Dragonfly Society
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Common Fox Spider (Alopecosa pulverulenta)Observer
turnfear2fascinationDescription
Balancing pond, open habitat.
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Scarlet Elfcup (Sarcoscypha austriaca)Observer
tca54Description
I think the micro photos show the key ID features for S. austriaca:
- Twisted (not straight) hairs
- Truncated/notched spores
- Conidia produced from germinating ascospores
