Mycena cyanorhiza growing on a dead tree bark covered in moss, likely the north side.
They’re so tiny and scattered you have to know where to look or it’s easy to miss ‘em. Sometimes they can develop blue hues, as from the name
Olympus OM-1
M.Zuiko 60mm macro
Stacked with #HeliconFocus and edited with #LuminarNeo
Cute couple of Pluteus salicinus on a stick They only grow on wood, poplar in this case, and they are #hallucinogenic if eaten raw.
Olympus OM-1
M.Zuiko 60mm macro
Stacked with #HeliconFocus and edited with #LuminarNeo
#Today #Photo #iPhone11 #raw #LuminarNeo surprise Is a shepard’s advisory needed? Looks like a Star Trek creature.
A jumping spider (f. Salticidae) in the North Woods of Central Park in late May. This particular one was being a picky eater. It would grab one bug, pause for a moment, then drop it. It repeated this behavior for about 20 minutes before it finally settled on one that it actually wanted to eat.
An eastern wood pewee (Contopus virens) in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in late May. These breed in the eastern part of the continental US. They hunt flies by flying out and grabbing them out of the air, then returning to the same spot.
A ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) on a rock in the water at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in late May. As the name implies, they hunt by turning over small stones on the shore. Their non-breeding territory are coastal areas all over the world, and they breed along the coast in the arctic.
A backlit photo of a brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. These are relatively common, but very shy birds. I often seen 6-10 of them on trips to JBWR, but they usually fly into the bushes as soon as they can see a human.
The one of the larval stages of Campyloneura virgula. This is a true bug and is predatory. You can just about see the sucking mouth part being extended.
I have no idea what this is. This was at 5x magnification, so this is quite small.
Since I've run into a few people who don't know what these are, this is one of the larval phases for the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), which are invasive and destructive. Feel free to squish these.
This a crab spider (family Thomisidae) of some sort. My experience with this is the members of this family hang out near flowers and nab pollinators when they land.