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.

Saturday
Dec142013

Crust Fungus

A brown crust fungus, possibly a Hypoxylon sp.  I was unable to get any spores from it.

Sample taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-12-25.