These wonderful little Q-tip sprouty things are Swamp Beacon [Mitrula elegans] mushrooms, and up until yesterday I had never found one. In fact they aren’t listed in many of my guides or fungi websites I visit. They mostly grow on fallen conifer needles IN BOGS… so you can see why they don’t get a lot of press!
"A Perfect Resting Place"
Walking a beautiful pathway through the historic Laudholm Farm Preserve in Wells, Maine, there is a cool bite to the air reminding me of the upcoming cold days of the upcoming winter...
The "Adventures from a mythic shore" area of my website just got a major update (because, whenever I'm a bit ill - and thats what I'm atm -, I use the time to curate my pictures :D).
Nearly 2000 CC-BY-SA low-res photos for you to discover. Now with random function.
Two oxythirea funesta beetles celebrating spring.
iPhone 15 Pro main camera + the lens of binoculars used as reading glasses for close focusing and shallower depth of field.
(Valencia- Spain)
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Dos escarabajos escarabajo oxythirea funesta celebrando la primavera.
Zwei Oxythirea Funesta Käfer, die den Frühling feiern.