One or two more fungal beauties. Winter Polypore (Polyporus brumalis), Crimped Gill (Plicatura crispa) and something toothed that turned out to be (again thanks to our resupinate whisperer) not the usual Steccherinum ochraceum but the unusual Steccherinum bourdotii @norfolknats.bsky.social

The very beautiful structure (meruloid) of this resupinate found on a Pine log on Cawston Heath. Brilliantly determined by our resident resupinate whisperer. Glaeoporus taxicola. This being the fifth record on the Norfolk Mycota @norfolknats.bsky.social

A stunning Eastern Black Redstart at Sheringham (Phoenicurus ochruros) today. Form murimus/phoenicuroides/rufiventris. A paradoxus type Ist winter ♂︎. 10-12% of them have bright male plumage. 90% look like females. Birding Frontiers 2011 Thanks to the finder. @norfolknats.bsky.social

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Asplenium trichomanes subsp. pachyrachis is the rarest subspecies of maidenhair spleenwort found growing out of damp limestone with high humidity levels. Identified by its lobed leaves from which it gets its English name, lobed maidenhair spleenwort. This one was tucked away in the Wye Valley.

Sand-mason #worm (Lanice conchilega), Camusdarach, Scotland. Worm itself (up to 30 cm long) lives in tube of cemented sand and shell, filtering food using many tentacles, assisted by untidy tube fringe. Common all round Britain: don't let messy looks keep you from admiring this successful life-form!

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Still very dry at Felbrigg for Fungi. Nonetheless - Death Cap (Amanita phalloides), Burgundy Drop Bonnet (Mycena haematopa), Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) and a fine slender Parasol (Macrolepiota procera) @NorfolkNats

Very taken with this Lacewing Larva found on an Oak Leaf yesterday. @norfolknats.bsky.social

One or two lichens from Blakeney Point- Cladonia arbuscula?, Cladonia foliacea, Cetrarea aculeata & a crustose lichen sp on soil on the dunes? @norfolknats.bsky.social

Blakeney Point in yesterday's sunshine. @norfolknats.bsky.social

Blakeney Point. Sea Rocket in full bloom in the sunshine, starfish zigurats of Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides), end of the season's flowers on the twiggy, matted stems of Matted Sea Lavender (Limonium bellidifolium) and Shrubby Sea-blite plus rust. (Sueda vera) @norfolknats.bsky.social

A bittern's (Botaurus stellaris) eye view in amongst the Sea Club Rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus) at Salthouse and Summer Snow (Cladonia foliacea) on the Little Eye. @norfolknats.bsky.social

A hedge at the southern gate of Felbrigg Park only partly blossoming as yet. Hornet (Vespa crabro), Ivy Bees (Colletes hederae) & Tachina fera? @norfolknats.bsky.social

Oak Treehopper watching over her eggs. These insects don't harm the oak tree, they just leave some twig scars. If you happen to find babies, the mom will typically be there protecting them. (Platycotis vittata) PA #InverteFest

A quartet from a Fig tree In Norwich. A parasatised Aphid, Leafhopper nymph, which may be Ficocyba ficaria, Picture Wing Fly (Palloptera muliebris) & the Mediterranean Fig Psyllid (Homotoma ficus) found by JE earlier this year. @norfolknats.bsky.social

A male Trichopria verticillata wasp of the Diapriidae found in the old meadow at Great Dixter. #UKWildlife #wasps #Diapriidae #HighWeald

On the Tamarisk (Tamarix tetrandra) bordering Cliff Drive & North Lodge Park - Cromer. A delightful green leafhopper popping about this afternoon. Tamarisk Leafhopper (Opsius stactogalus) with some Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree (Lycium barbarum) flowering in a nearby hedgerow. @norfolknats.bsky.social

One plant still in a fiery condition - Red-tipped Cudweed (Filago lutescens) , in the Brecks @norfolknats.bsky.social @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social

Mama treehopper & her goth teens. Puberty & adolescence is hitting them HAAAAAARD!!! 🎸🤘 #Membracidae: #Platycotis vittata on birch Avery Co., North Carolina

A quartet from Surlingham Marsh - Greater Burdock (Arctium lappa) {Leaf stalk solid rather than hollow)}, Late instar Parent Bugs (Elasmucha grisea), Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) & the scaley patterns of Pseudocersospora depazeoisea on Elder (Sambucus nigra) @norfolknats.bsky.social

A beautiful 5mm long Ormyrus nitidulus parasitoid wasp of the Ormyridae found under pine trees in Brede High Woods this morning. #UKWildlife #wasps #Ormyridae #HighWeald

One or two nice moments for yesterday's high tide at Snettisham. @norfolknats.bsky.social

Aphids on Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) in the middle of Wheatfen Broad, Norfolk. Frogbit isn't recorded as a host on the InfluentialPoints website. Does anyone recognise the species? @norfolknats.bsky.social

Yellow Loosestrife Bees (Macropis europea) foraging on their favourite flowers - Lysimachia vulgaris (Yellow Loosestrife) on Beeston Common, Norfolk @norfolknats.bsky.social

One or two other nice things from the Brecks. Basil Thyme (Clinopodium acinos), Smooth Rupturewort (Herniara glabra), One of two treehoppers found in the UK, particularly on Broom. (Gargara genistae) & Small Blue (Cipodo minimus) @norfolknats.bsky.social

Three Bees & a wasp from the Brecks Pantaloon Bee (Dasypoda hirtirpes), Small Scabious Mining Bee (Andrena marginata), Spined Mason Bee (Osmia spinilosa), Large Shield Wasp (Crabro cribrarius) @norfolknats.bsky.social

A rather nice fly that has arrived in Norfolk in recent years, living up to its english name - Twist-winged Parasite Fly (Ectophasia crassipennis) @norfolknats.bsky.social

Cometh the rain, cometh the Fungi. The fresh rain gave it a particular shine - Ganoderma resinaceum, Tuberous polypore (Polyporus tuberaster), Skullcap Dapperling (Leucocoprinus brebissonii), Oak Curtain Crust (Hymenochaete rubiginosa) @norfolknats.bsky.social

One or two specials from a dried Breckland pond. Copper Peacock Beetle (Elaphrus cupreus), A Rove Beetle Sp?, Cavernous Crystalwort (Riccia cavernosa) @norfolknats.bsky.social

Unusually, there were two male Wasp Spiders around a large female. One had clearly lost a leg or two in a previous encounter, whereas the other had his full complement. But, he didn't survive a second attempt. One wonders if he managed to pass his sperm to the female?? @norfolknats.bsky.social

Three Hoverflies & a spectacular Horsefly - Wood-vase Hoverfly ♀︎ (Myolepta dubia), Shiny-backed Half Band ♀︎ (Melangyna umbellatarum), Dark-saddled Leucozona ♀︎ (Leucozona umbellatarum), & Splayed Deer Fly (Chrysops caecautiens ) @norfolknats.bsky.social

The wasps have been very busy after the Hoverflies. @norfolknats.bsky.social

It took a while to figure out what was causing the mess on the conservatory windowsill but eventially..... @norfolknats.bsky.social

A definite favourite plant from Beeston Common last year - Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) & a Chinese variety for comparison. Parnassia gansuensis @norfolknats.bsky.social

A quartet of Wasps. Willow Mason Wasp (Symmorphus bifasciatus), Wall Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus parietinus), Four-banded Hopper Wasp (Gorytes quadrifasciatus) & Dark Fly Fox (Ectemnius continuus?) @norfolknats.bsky.social

A rather wonderful and unexpected visitor to the garden. Great Blood bee (Sphecodes alilabris) @norfolknats.bsky.social

Greater Water Parsnip in a Norfolk Fen @norfolknats.bsky.social

Yellow Loosestrife Bee (Macropis europaea) gathering pollen and floral oils from Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) @norfolknats.bsky.social

Tremendous creature. Lovely photo too.

A very busy Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum) @norfolknats.bsky.social

Thoroughly taken with Aphid mummies caused by parasitic wasps. Some pupate in pads under the mummified aphid others develop in the body of the aphid itself leaving a cut hole at their point of departure. Pictures of the wasps next hopefully. @norfolknats.bsky.social

This gall (Andricus seminationis) on Oak Flowers was found on 09/06/2025 at Cranwich Camp in Norfolk. Today the wasp appeared & allowed a photo or two before flying off. A real little beauty. @norfolknats.bsky.social

Fig Psyllid ♀︎ (Homatus ficus), Pear Aphids (Melanaphis pyraria), A very accurately cut young Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris) leaf and then carefully folded by something? Any ID help much appreciated?, & a Small Scissor Bee (Chelostoma campanularum) @norfolknats.bsky.social

In a North Norfolk woodland. A bug nymph Sp?, Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina). Pied Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) & Silver Washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) @norfolknats.bsky.social

Aphis Day - 6 Large Walnut Aphid (Panaphis juglandis) feeding on the midrib of the upper side of the leaf, while an unassuming Small Walnut Aphid (Chromaphis juglandicola) is on the underside. @norfolknats.bsky.social

Bare-saddled Colletes (Colletes similis) You can just about see the bare first tergite on the ♀︎. Two female Large-headed Resin Bees (Heriades truncorum) having a barney over a nest hole & an Orange-vented Mason Bee (Osmia leaiana) @norfolknats.bsky.social