Der Schleimpilz wuchs auf morschem Holz.
On a leaf of Diospyros virginiana
Insect egg sac. ? Or fungus ? Found under straw bail 2/24.
Not sure if something caused this pine needle to form like this or what.
Not sure whether this is a fungi (Chromelosporiopsis?) or slime mold (Didymium?)
Found these on a dead, still standing pine tree, that has lost most of its bark. Initially I found the two pictured together. A few days later, they were gone and the white one pictured above was located a few inches from where the initial ones were.
The second photo, was the next day, the surface has started to smooth out, just overnight. I will add another picture of it today, so I can document the changes.
I have absolutely no idea what this could be. It was egg-like, bright pink, a long, hard oval with a curve. I didn’t want to disturb it so I only moved it a bit. It was nestled within the tree and was not moving. Thought maybe it was a bird egg??
minute, next to Scutellinia sp.
Adult size (7cm body) and healthy. Out at night
Maybe a Trentepohlia? It seemed very coarse - stiff compared to other more hairlike Trentepohlia(s) found in the area. Found during dry weather on rocks in muskeg at around 1,000 ft elevation. It was peeling off the rock with a skin like membrane where it contacted the rock.
Another interesting, seemingly contradictory to the Trentepohlia idea, is the fact that this is growing on the SSE face of an exposed boulder which would experience considerable sunny drying conditions. The Trentepohlias in this area usually seem restricted to dark shady north facing habitats it seems?
Transparent jelly mass (assume eggs) stuck to underside of floating foam mat. Several clusters found under mat. Some thread-like about 10cm long and a cm wide.
iNat is suggesting slime molds, which was my first thought too. But it didn't release spores when touched, and though it felt velvety, it was more firm than a slime would be.
the first four pictures are when it is dry , the last four are after i added a few drops of water . this was growing on dried willow branches from a woodpile .
I always find these under the loose bark of large, rotting oak logs, and have been seeing them since 2015, but this is the first time I've managed to find the immature forms.
Same as these:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/81481780
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147984459
Photos 5-9 were taken the next day, 4 Aug 2024.
They seem to have in common with Certiomyxa, while in the younger white form, the tiny hairs with the glob on the end, which I assume are spores: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235342241
This was attached to a rope under water on a dock. It was shaped like a ring.
Black, stiff, wiry bundle of? Root? Fungus? Can anyone tell me what it is?
Was attached to the anchor when we pulled the anchor up
I forgot to post this before, I genuinely don't have even the faintest clue what this could be. I don't even know if it is alive. It wasn't very big, maybe the size of my thumb, maybe a bit smaller
Size is about half a finger length, width is about that of a toothpick. Image is duplicated because it’s lying on a mirror.
In leaf litter
Seen during the Coyote Creek Visitor Center July 2024 Bioblitz.
Project page here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/coyote-creek-visitor-center-july-2024-bioblitz
Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful website: https://www.keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org/
Bioblitz.club website: https://www.bioblitz.club/events
All of my observations from this bioblitz:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=coyote-creek-visitor-center-july-2024-bioblitz&user_id=joemdo