Tuesday
Mar152011

Capsid Bug

From last summer: a small capsid bug. Probably either Orthops campestris, Orthops basalis, or Orthops kalmii (Hemiptera: Miridae).  These three species cannot be reliably distinguished from photographs alone.

Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-08-03.

Monday
Mar142011

Mushroom

One of a small group of mushrooms that I found growing in the leaf litter beside a pile of decaying logs.   Probably a Galerina sp, possibly the funeral bell mushroom, Galerinia marginata (= Galerina autumnalis).

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-03-12.

Sunday
Mar132011

Crust Fungus

A toothed crust fungus, possibly Steccherinum ochraceum.  The teeth are really quite small and not obvious to the unaided eye.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2011-03-09.

Saturday
Mar122011

Crust Fungus

A white crust fungus on the underside of a dead branch, possibly netted crust fungus, Byssomerulius corium (= Meruliopsis corium).

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-03-09.

Friday
Mar112011

Git