One of the orange Trametes species. Waikahekaheiki, Puna , Hawaiʻi.

A foliose lichen, possibly Gold Specklebelly (Crocodia aurata). Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawai’i.

Yellow Carnival Candy (Arcyria obvelata), cosmopolitan. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawai’i.

Moss Bells (Galerina sp.). Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Physarum album, cosmopolitan. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Pua Hilahila—Sleeping Grass (Mimosa pudica), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

White Carnival Candy (Arcyria cinerea), cosmopolitan. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

“French” Marigold—actually native to Mexico (Tagetes patula), cultivated. Pāhoa, Hawaiʻi.

Layered Cup (Peziza varia), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Sordid Blewit (Collybia sordida), I think. Cosmopolitan. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Leafhopper (Gyponana germari), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Palaʻā—Fairy Fern (Odontosoria chinensis), indigenous. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

‘Iole—Black Rat (Ratus ratus), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

This may be a Raspberry slime mold (Tubifera ferruginosa), cosmopolitan. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaʻi.

Phallus multicolor, introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

ʻUhaloa—Sleepy Morning (Waltheria indica), indigenous. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

A fungus, possibly Tetrapyrgos alba, with a beard lichen, Usnea sp., growing on ʻōhiʻa, Metrosideros polymorpha. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Amoebozoa time! Arcyria sp., cosmopolitan. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum pyrrhosticta), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Honohono Grass—Climbing Dayflower (Commelina diffusa), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Florida Pusley (Richardia scabra), introduced. Paʻauilo, Hāmākua, Hawaiʻi.

Dew-bejeweled Rust Weed (Polypremum procumbens), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawai‘i.

Giant Crinum Lily (Crinum asiaticum), introduced (cultivated). Hilo, Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi Nutrush (Scleria testacea) and ʻŌhiʻa Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), endemic. Waikahekaheiki , Puna, Hawaiʻi.

I have not identified the spider responsible for this tiny, delicate, jeweled web. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawai’i.

Trailing Daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Trumpet-Tree seedling (Cecropia obtusifolia), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Moa—Flat Fork Fern (Psilotum complanatum), indigenous. Kahaualeʻa Natural Area Reserve, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Witches’ Butter (Dacrymyces spathularia), cosmopolitan. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Palaʻai—Hawaiian Squash (Cucurbita moschata), introduced (cultivated). Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), introduced (cultivated). Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Hare’s Foot Inkcap (Coprinopsis lagopus), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi. (And bugs. 😉)

Ieʻie (Freycinetia arborea), endemic. Kahaualeʻa Natural Area Reserve, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Splitgill Mushroom (Schizophyllum commune), cosmopolitan. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Cane Toad (Rhinella marina), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Radish (Raphanus sativus), introduced (cultivated). Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

There’s a story here … maybe Beetle (Order Coleoptera) vs. Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica) vs. Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda)—Not pictured, but there were several lurking nearby. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Field Paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Hapuʻu Pulu—Female Tree Fern (Cibotium glaucum), endemic. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Lanceleaf Rattlebox (Crotalaria lanceolata), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Hawaii Yelloweyed Grass (Xyris complanata), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

This might be Red Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium greenii), introduced (cultivated). Keauhou, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), introduced. Keaʻau, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Uhi—Edible Air Potato (Dioscorea alata), Polynesian introduction. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Kupukupu—Fishbone Fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia), indigenous. Kahaualeʻa Natural Area Reserve, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

After collecting yellow pollen from Lilikoi (Passiflora edulis) flowers, this Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina) rests on a leaf. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi. #bloomscrolling

Pink Wax Scale (Ceroplastes rubens), introduced, on ʻĒkaha—Tongue Fern (Elaphoglossum sp.), likely endemic. Kahauale‘a Natural Area Reserve, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

ʻŌhiʻa Kū (Hymenophyllum recurvum ) and Paʻi (Adenophorus hymenophylloides), endemic. Kahauale‘a Natural Area Reserve, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Spanish Needle (Bidens pilosa), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.

Lanceleaf Rattlebox (Crotalaria lanceolata), introduced. Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawaiʻi.