16th August |
Approach to deforested area.
Hazy sun. Warm. |
This little Eared Willow was covered with brown aphids. The ants were busily running up and down - presumably milking them for their 'nectar'. |
Devilsbit Scabious usually appears as shown in the left image, but a few
specimens put up flowers that are colour-reversed.
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Two shots of a mature Gorse seedpod. The one on the RHS has been eaten, presumably by a micromoth larva.
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The fungi are really starting, now. This is Hebeloma mesophaeum. Poisonous.
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Scutellinia scutellata is a tiny (5mm) fungus that grows on damp ground. Its common name is Eyelash Fungus, and the black eyelashes will appear round the rim shortly. |
Four shots showing the end of a micromoth - possibly Agriphila straminella. It crashed into the spider's web and there was a flurry of frenzied activity with only one possible outcome. Notice how the moth becomes progressively 'neater' as the binding takes place.
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Two nice seedheads. Selfheal on the left and Tormentil on the right.
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Why did I take this picture of the Slender St. John's Wort? Because it was there. |
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