Bug Fung

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

theres nothing like it in collins

[RobArb]

nope its definately asphaera lustrans - the shiny flea beetle:thumbup:

 

if they weren't american i'd say it was these but... there american!

 

maybe he's here on his holidays:thumbup:

[Fungus]

Fungus-Eating Insects

Fungus-eating arthropods keep fungal growth under control. Moreover, they cycle and release fungal growth nutrients through digestion and excretion of fecal matter. Silverfish are the most prevalent fungus-eating and soil-dwelling insects. These insects live near plant roots to take advantage of the fungus feeding ground that roots supply.

Read more: Beneficial Insects That Help in Increasing Soil Fertility | eHow.co.uk Beneficial Insects That Help in Increasing Soil Fertility | eHow.co.uk

 

In Germany, a guy named Georg Möller can identify polypore macrofungi living on tree trunks by the beetles living in/from them, without seeing or knowing the fungus they used as "maternity ward" or food source.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

In Germany, a guy named Georg Möller can identify polypore macrofungi living on tree trunks by the beetles living in/from them, without seeing or knowing the fungus they used as "maternity ward" or food source.

 

thats one serious cool dude!

 

so when you going to bring him in gerrit!

 

more bug fung!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

and another, mr centipede and bulgaria iquinans:thumbup:

 

[RobArb]

few more bugs and fung:thumbup:

 

kinda didn't really notice the bugs till i actually looked at the pics again:blushing:

 

and does mould on a fung count:confused1:

[Fungus]

and does mould on a fung count:confused1:

 

Rob,

Only if you count in fungus on fungus too. The green stuff on the second photo is not a mould, but the Trichoderma anamorph of a Hypocrea species, of which the mycelium "recycles" the dead tube layers of the Ganoderma.

Another example is Hypocrea pulvinata on the tube layers of old brackets of Piptoporus betulinus.

[RobArb]

Rob,

Only if you count in fungus on fungus too. The green stuff on the second photo is not a mould, but the Trichoderma anamorph of a Hypocrea species, of which the mycelium "recycles" the dead tube layers of the Ganoderma.

Another example is Hypocrea pulvinata on the tube layers of old brackets of Piptoporus betulinus.

 

 

I have lots of reading to do:001_smile:

[David Humphries]

The barely visible fruiting bodies of Phleogena faginea - the Fenugreek Stalkball.

 

Smells of (funnily enough) fenugreek and/or curry

 

Here on Tilia, having a little visit by a woodlouse.

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

The barely visible fruiting bodies of the Fenugreek Stalkball. Smells of (funnily enough) fenugreek and/or curry Here on Tilia, having a little visit by a woodlouse.

 

David,

In The Netherlands present since 2004, until now found at about 10 locations on dead wood (wounds) of standing or fallen (living) beech, horse chestnut, oak and alder, without evidence, that its mycelium can cause more then a superficial rot of the wood. Are there any indications of detrimental effects in England ?