I'm an iggly, I'm an iggly, what iggly am I ?

[sloth]

Apologies for the poor camera phone photos, but I was chuffed to find this unusual dark variation in colour of a male field cuckoo bumblebee, Bombus campestris.

 

[David Humphries]

The Oak Beauty - Biston strataria 

 

[slack ma girdle]

The Oak Beauty - Biston strataria 
 

A beauty indeed

[David Humphries]

Mycelium which has been cultivated by an Ambrosia beetle, throughout this gallery within a relatively healthy red oak,.........well it was until it fell over last week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[silky fox]

Mycelium which has been cultivated by an Ambrosia beetle, throughout this gallery within a relatively healthy red oak,.........well it was until it fell over last week.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

How interesting[emoji106],Synergy between the beetle and the Mycelium...Super paperweight too! Are you going to attend the Arbshow David?

[David Humphries]

1 hour ago, silky fox said:

How interesting,Synergy between the beetle and the Mycelium...Super paperweight too! Are you going to attend the Arbshow David?

Yeah, should be there Paul.

[Darrin Turnbull]

maybe something of interest.

http://www.davidmoore.org.uk/21st_Century_Guidebook_to_Fungi_PLATINUM/Ch15_04.htm

i've seen this on birch trees here in Berlin.

[Mick Dempsey]

Here’s one for you, found it on a woodland floor yesterday, we have identified it but might give you some fun.

[slack ma girdle]

Here’s one for you, found it on a woodland floor yesterday, we have identified it but might give you some fun.

Oil beatle, you will only see them at this time of year.

[Mick Dempsey]

We had it as a blue blister beetle, but oil beetle seems to be another name.