Entries from November 1, 2012 - November 30, 2012

Sunday
Nov112012

Fungus

Dead man's fingers fungus, Xylaria polymorpha, growing on a well-decayed log. You can just see the pores on its surface.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-11-08.

Saturday
Nov102012

Blue Fly

A female Eudasyphora cyanicolor (Diptera: Muscidae).

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-11-08.

Friday
Nov092012

Green Shieldbugs

A common green shieldbug, Palomena prasina (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in its winter colour of dark green-brown.  Compare this with the bright green of the following specimen from spring 2010:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-10-30 and 2010-05-17, respectively.

Thursday
Nov082012

Soldier Fly

A female Sargus bipunctatus (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). The above view shows the orange first abdominal segment through the wings.

And the following view shows the two white spots ('headlights') between the eyes:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-10-12.

Wednesday
Nov072012

Fungus

Wrinkled crust fungus, Phlebia radiata, growing on a decaying log.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-11-03.