Pink Fungus

A pink fungus, possibly Ascocoryne sarcoides, growing on a dead silver birch trunk.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-02-19.

Froghopper

An alder spittlebug, Aphrophora alni (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-07-22.

Another Slime Mould

A species of slime mould that I have not yet been able to identify.  It was on a downward-facing side of a decaying log.  A few centimetres away from these white sporangia were the following brown and black ones, which I presume are more mature versions of the same species.

The white in the background to this photo, might possibly be the plasmodium of this species.  I shall check this out next time I am up there.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-03-02.

Red Soldier Beetle

From last summer: a common red soldier beetle, Rhagonycha fulva (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) on a thistle flower head.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 20090-07-01.

Black Fungus

A black fungus, either Exidia glandulosa or Exidia nigricans, growing on a decaying tree.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-02-16.