being consumed by a California Sea Lion
On ground near decaying hardwood stump. Photos of sexual and asexual fruiting bodies in same area.
Found in hair of a Mason bee. Washed off and prepared with 70% ethanol soak.
(Nabis roseipennis) Myersville, Myersville Quad, Frederick County, Maryland. July 13, 2017. At MV light.
(Siederia walshella) Indian Springs WMA, Kuhns Ridge Road; Washington County, Maryland. April 6, 2021. At UV light.
On decaying wood. Spores allentoid, smooth; 3.7-4.3 X 1.0-1.2 microns.
On ground in mixed (mostly hardwood) forest.
on Dahlia bud/has been seen for a couple of days. Most records on iNaturalist much further south. This dahlia is near thistle...per a similar photo on bugguide, I am thinking this is paracantha culta.
On bare ground near path. Infertile surface whitish/yellowish. Two immature asci; spores ellipsoid smooth, hyaline w/ 1 large, 1 small oil drop; 14.8-17.0 x 8.5-9 microns.
This is a picture of a fungus at Broad Creek Park in Annapolis, Maryland.
On decaying hardwood. Contains seed-like whitish granules (visible w/ hand lens).
(Syneches thoracicus) Pleasant Walk Road Frederick County, Maryland. July 4, 2017. At UV light.
On ground on leaves/debris. Spore print white. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline, apiculus?; 6.6-7.3 x 3.9-4.7 microns.
Parasitic on Amanita. Chalky-white/pinkish, rough.
Gypsonoma salicicolana?
Specimen #189
Small, FW length about 6 mm.
Sterigma with broad tapering anterior projections. Ductus bursae with sclerotized posterior region, then widening medially, tapering anteriorly. Corpus bursae with stellar stigma.
Ductus bursae lacks minute dents in a sack-like region near the middle, which forbesana has, and lacks a heavily sclerotized posterior region, as fuscana has. The sterigma has longer anterior projections than comandrana.
On ground in mixed (hardwood) forest. Cap velvety, KOH or NH4OH stains cap dark amber w/ purplish-black zone. KOH stains flesh pinkish-orange, then grayish.
On ground in hardwood forest. Old wet cap sticky. Spore print pale yellow. Spores ellipsoid/nearly round, smooth, hyaline; 4.8-5.9 x 3.7-4.7 microns (small)
Uprooted infected coral (Clavulina?) completely turned grayisn-black.
Shrub has several other growths like this one (galls?) that are brown and dry.
Absolutely stunning specimen!
Super surprised to catch this, I had no idea they had expanded all the way up here! Heavily scaled belly, eyes lower on the head, tubercles seem to occur only above the eyes and nares. Has some minor blueish hues on the head.
On standing hardwood trunk. Creamy-white top covered w/ moss. Pores creamy white. Spores oval, smooth, hyaline; 3.1-3.6 X 3.0-3.3 microns.
On hardwood log. Fertile surface angular/poroid. Spores allantoid, smooth, hyaline; 3.8-5.1 X 1.2-1.6 microns.
@billhubick @johnbotony This accepted, Phlebia tremellosa is synonym
On hardwood branch. White angular pores. Spores cylindrical, smooth, hyaline; 7.1-7.8 X 2.6-2.8 microns.
On ground in mixed (coniferous) forest. Old specimen becoming brown. Spines deep brown. Spores irregular/warted & angular; 4.4-5.0 x 3.3-4.0 microns.
On dead hardwood log. Older specimen w/ depressed center; infertile surface w/ scattered hairs. Spore ellipsoid; 10.7-4.5 microns.
Still alive, if just barely. I put it back in the water, and it wriggled off into the surf.
On ground in mixed woods. Velvety cap; flesh yellow. Pores and stalk red.
On ground in mixed (hardwood) forest. Older cap pitted. Stalk curved above base. Spores cylindrical, smooth, pale brown; (13.4) 13.9-16.0 x 4.7-5.5 microns.
This was CRAZY! (I returned it to the ocean immediately after taking these pictures)- a “discarded” knobbed whelk shell, with an “entire neighborhood of very different inhabitants.” I am guessing “Ms. or Mr. Krabs” is the mayor or landlord?
Apparent harbor seal. Possibly another true seal species but shape/size etc. seemed solid for this species.
On ground in hardwood forest. Cap tomentose. Older pores grayish-yellow; stain blue. KOH stains cap pale orange.
On bare wet soil on bank of reservoir. Cap depressed, striate. Gills attached, broad, distant.
On ground in hardwood forest. Older faded cap w/ depressed disc. Sticky white latex stains gills brown. Spores round w/ ridges & warts; 9.0-11.0 microns.
On ground in mixed woods. Cap w/ concentric rings, sticky (wet). Latex watery-white, stained gills reddish-brown. Stalk color of cap, stuffed.
On ground in mixed (mostly hardwood) forest. Older cap depressed; fishy odor. Copious white latex staining gills brown. Spores nearly round, warted; 4.5-8.0 X 6.5-7.2 microns.
Marasmiellus candidus
ventral blotch miner, collected from BiodiversiTREE experiment, tree #14947, Quercus pagoda
With what looks to possibly be a parasite
Specimen #543
Distal lobe of left valva nearly 3x as big as that of right valva but of similar shape.
Don't have a clear view of the venter, but there is white in some extent under the main trunk of the body.
Specimen #540
V-shaped 8th tergite margin, anterior apophyses about 1.2-1.3x the length of the posteriors, 2 posterior lobes on corpus bursae (seen well under the scope but not showing well in the photos).
flew into the backside of the house, bounced off the siding, and fell on the deck next to me. First for the yard, and the third or fourth county and time I seen the species in Maryland in the last 25+ years.
In moss in conifer forest. Older cap whitish w/ slightly depressed brownish center. Flesh stains red. Spore print white.
On ground in hardwood forest. Cap flat, whitish, slightly viscid. Stalk white. Spore print white.
On ground in hardwood (oak) forest. Cap purplish, flat w/ depressed center, dry; stains olivaceous. Fishy odor.
xould be dirt, I did not scope it