Rhopalid Bug

From last summer: a rhopalid bug, probably Rhopalus subrufus (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-08-15.

Black Fungus

A black fungus, probably Exidia glandulosa, on a twig of a fallen oak tree.  Exidia nigricans (= Exidia plana) is similar but, according to Wikipedia, tends to be more coalesced into a single amorphous mass.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-01-05.

Bonnet Mushroom

A bonnet mushroom, a Mycena sp, possibly a snapping bonnet, Mycena vitilis, growing on a twig in a pile of logs.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-01-05.

Wrinkled Crust Fungus

Wrinkled crust fungus Phlebia radiata growing on a fallen oak branch.

In one of the patches of this fungus there were these two orange outgrowths:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-01-05.

Eyelash Fungus

An eyelash fungus, a Scutellinia sp., probably Scutellinia scutellata.  They are called eyelash fungi because of the small hairs around their edges.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-01-05.