Thursday
Dec192013

Spider with Moth Prey

A spider, that I have not yet been able to identify (possibly another Xysticus sp?), with a longhorn moth (Lepidoptera: Adelidae) as prey.

Photo taken on 2012-05-27.

Wednesday
Dec182013

Spider with Shieldbug Prey

Another Xysticus sp (Araneae: Thomisidae), this time with a shieldbug prey (Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae).

Photo taken on 2012-05-21.

Tuesday
Dec172013

Spider with Ichneumon Prey

A crab spider of genus Xysticus (Araneae: Thomisidae) with an ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) as prey.

Photo taken on 2010-08-19.

Monday
Dec162013

Funnel Mushroom

From 4 years ago: a reddish funnel mushroom, probably Clitocybe sinopica.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2009-12-13.

Sunday
Dec152013

Jelly Fungus

A yellow jelly fungus, probably Tremella mesenterica, growing on a branch that had fallen from a tree.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-12-14.