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Byrain
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More fungi, lichens, and bugs! (Lots of pics) 4
#15799875 - 02/12/12 07:27 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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From a few different locations in California.
Coprinellus flocculosus





 Spores
 Veil hyphae

Autographa californica (Alfalfa Looper Moth)


Ochrolechia subpallescens

Leptogium platynum





Inocybe geophylla

 Spores
 Pleurocystidia in KOH
 Cheilocystidium in KOH

Phidippus audax (Bold Jumper)



Gymnopus dryophilus

 Spores


Gnorimoschema baccharisella (Coyote Brush Stem Gall moth) on Baccharis piluraris

Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia



 Underside of a lobe, viewed with a dissecting microscope
 Medulla K+yellow (KOH)

Fungi sp.

Cynips multipunctatus (Gray Midrib Gall Wasp) on Quercus douglasii

Pseudocyphellaria anthraspis


 Underside

Deconica montana




 Spores

 Pileipellis

Andricus parmula (Disc Gall Wasp) on Quercus berberidifolia


old Andricus gigas (Saucer Gall Wasp) on Quercus douglasii

Fuscopannaria pacifica


Ductifera sucina



 Septate basidium (Bad pic)
 Spores
 Gloecystidia in KOH
 Stalked hyphidia

Calliphoridae sp.

Collema sp.




Disholcaspis plumbella (Beaked Twig Gall Wasp) on Quercus berberidifolia




Lichen sp.


Arrhenia retiruga

 Hymenial surface
 Hyphae without clamps

Lactarius xanthogalactus




 Cheilomacrocystidia
 Spores with amyloid ornamentation

Fungi sp.
 Cap cross section under a dissecting microscope
 Bad section, gills vinescent in melzers
 Spores
 Cheilocystidia
 Pileipellis

Cortinarius


 With KOH

 Spores

Physconia sp.


 Underside

Mycena corticola





Russula sp.


Andricus chrysolepidicola (Irregular Spindle Gall Wasp) on Quercus douglasii

Fungi sp.


Bisporella citrina


 Spores
 Asci

 Paraphyses
Edited by Byrain (02/12/12 07:36 PM)
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Re: More fungi, lichens, and bugs! (Lots of pics) [Re: Byrain]
#15799923 - 02/12/12 07:34 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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i never made it back to that Bisporella specimen...
looking good buddy!
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Re: More fungi, lichens, and bugs! (Lots of pics) [Re: Byrain]
#15799938 - 02/12/12 07:37 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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Awesome stuff Byrain! 
Your pictures are great... they actually make lichens seem interesting (sorry lichen lovers)
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Re: More fungi, lichens, and bugs! (Lots of pics) [Re: Byrain]
#15799951 - 02/12/12 07:40 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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Fantastic spread and microscopy Byrain. Awesome bugs and lichen!
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Re: More fungi, lichens, and bugs! (Lots of pics) [Re: riverdweller]
#15799997 - 02/12/12 07:50 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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Nominated!
Awesome thread Byrain!
Edited by Gravija (02/12/12 09:15 PM)
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Re: More fungi, lichens, and bugs! (Lots of pics) [Re: Gravija]
#15800419 - 02/12/12 09:12 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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Thanks everyone. I'm not sure why the Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia pics are not working, these links should work in the meantime though. 1, 2, 3, 4.
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bloodworm said: i never made it back to that Bisporella specimen...
There's always next time. 
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TimmiT said: Your pictures are great... they actually make lichens seem interesting (sorry lichen lovers) 
To be fair, most of those are some extra interesting lichens. 
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Gravija said: http://images.digitalmycology.com/960/198771.jpg
Nominated!
Here's a good thumbnail.
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Re: More fungi, lichens, and bugs! (Lots of pics) [Re: Byrain]
#15800908 - 02/12/12 10:28 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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Absolutely breathtaking.
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Re: More fungi, lichens, and bugs! (Lots of pics) [Re: domesticgnome]
#15802159 - 02/13/12 08:36 AM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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Great pictures. nice work with the D. montana spores, and that gloeocystidia
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Re: More fungi, lichens, and bugs! (Lots of pics) [Re: The Thinker]
#15802331 - 02/13/12 09:31 AM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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awesome stuff... +1 for the breathtaking comment... wowzers.
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Re: More fungi, lichens, and bugs! (Lots of pics) [Re: Sonny Cheeba]
#15803006 - 02/13/12 12:33 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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lovely capture!

this is beautiful too; something very aesthetically pleasing about green on black!
what lens do you use for your macros?
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Re: More fungi, lichens, and bugs! (Lots of pics) [Re: snoot]
#15803673 - 02/13/12 02:48 PM (3 months, 14 days ago) |
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The Thinker said: Great pictures. nice work with the D. montana spores, and that gloeocystidia 
Thanks and I'm still kind of surprised how I managed to grab such an interesting jelly my first try.
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snoot said:what lens do you use for your macros?
My camera's super macro + zoom.
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