fletchpj @fletchpj@qoto.org

I made fancy labels because I can’t help myself. #terrarium #terraria #jewelOrchid #begonia #nature #botany #mosstodon #lichensubscribe #mossyMoment #calligraphy

I mainly look at soil invertebrates, but occasionally will do macrophotography of other things as they wander by - here's a collection of some interesting insect photographs I've taken over the years!

#MacroPhotography #Macro #Insects #Entomology #Bugs #Bugstodon

Not a caterpillar - On a frosty May morning, a group of European Bee-eaters perched on a branch gave the impression of a caterpillar at first glance. The vibrant colours of their feathers, with shades of green, blue, and yellow, seemed to blend together and create a fluffy, caterpillar-like appearance. It's also a winning image in Adult Category of European Wild Wonders photo competition, November 2011. José Luis Rodríguez

So what happened with these fungi is, they were busy making little horizontal shelves on a dead tree and then the tree fell flat on its side and messed up their world and now they are busy making little horizontal shelves on their old, now-vertical shelves.

Anyway, #goals, also #mushtodon

Masks by Geoffrey Hudson
FREAKY!
#knits #masks #knitwear #freaky #creepy #funny

Sunamura no onryo is a ghostly pumpkin #yokai with a bright orange pumpkin for a head & a body with arms & legs made of pumpkin vines & leaves. The poor thing struggles to lug around its heavy head. Despite this it was believed to appear after dark in Sunamura village & chase after people. Little else is known about this yokai other than its appearance on an 1858 board game alongside many other more well-known creatures from #JapaneseFolklore.
#folklore #DailyFolklore #japodon @folklore

I'm not always excited about the short winter days, but at least I don't have to stay up late to go night rock pooling! The anemones are amazing this time of year, especially in UV light. 😍 🌊

🌞MOIN, Ihr Ungehorsamen*innen☀️😁
🔴 Helena malt eigentlich lässig, coole Bilder, aber ihre Porzellanwaffen möchte man gleich ausprobieren. Schade, es ist Kunst.
🔴 Helena actually paints casually cool pictures, but her #porcelain weapons you want to try right away. Too bad, it's art.
➡️ Artist: #HelenaHauss in #Paris 🇫🇷
Website: https://ogy.de/nwa6
Insta: https://ogy.de/3s9s
☕ #Streetart #Mastoart #Art
#Handmade #Sculpture #Porzellan #BuonGiorno #Bonjour #GutenMorgen #GoodMorning

I visited a lovely garden in rural NZ yesterday & was drawn along this mossy path. #Mosstodon

Amber Jelly, Exidia recisa. A Winter fungi and a new find for me, grows on willow and takes on this almost translucent amber colour when wet. Jewels on a twig #MushroomMonday #mushrooms #fungi #cumbria Location, Bowness-on-Solway NNR

Calostoma lutescens
#mushrooms
#mushroomaniac
#fungi

Do you know of a better place to sit and just be at peace. I bet you don't. This is my little secret corner of woodland, I don't dare share it out Incase it gets trashed or ruined - it's my selfish spot. Remains untouched in the years I've been visiting. #scotland #woodland #seat #nikon #peace

Jelly tooth fungus, Pseudohydnum gelatinosum. Many teeny tiny teeth #fungus #mushrooms