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1 8 Symmorphus sp.

Symmorphus sp.

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Under the leaves of a tree

2 3 Cobweb

Cobweb

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

After the fog

2 0 Cirl Bunting, escribano soteño

Cirl Bunting, escribano soteño

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Inmature

1 2 hoverfly

hoverfly

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

hoverfly?

0 0 chestnut twig, rama de castaño

chestnut twig, rama de castaño

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Twig in a young chestnut tree

3 5 Wild basil; Albahaca de monte

Wild basil; Albahaca de monte

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Small flower in the Labiatiae family.

1 0 Candelariella vitellina

Candelariella vitellina

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Thallus of dispersed to densely aggregated, minute, ± flat, yellow to ...

4 2 Peablue, Canela estriada

Peablue, Canela estriada

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

The underside should show blue-green oceles finishing in a sort of tail, but ...

0 0 Solitary Bee

Solitary Bee

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Halictinae

3 2 Blackberry flower bud, capullo de zarzamora

Blackberry flower bud, capullo de zarzamora

by arlandaPantón, Galicia, Spain

Five-fold symmetry!! Life and Mathematics!!

0 0 Field cricket; Grillo de Campo

Field cricket; Grillo de Campo

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Late instar Nymph, female.

7 4 Acorn, bellota de roble

Acorn, bellota de roble

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Oak nut, acorn, in an early step of growth.

5 4 Cylindromyia

Cylindromyia

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

European species of fly in the family Tachinidae

0 5 Vine Flea-beetle, Altica

Vine Flea-beetle, Altica

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Small black coleoptera, with a slight green-golden iridisation that eat the ...

1 2 Synaphe punctalis

Synaphe punctalis

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Moth, polilla. Synaphe punctalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The ...

0 0 Portuguese broom, escobón

Portuguese broom, escobón

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

2 meters high shrub. Sparse leaves. Yellow legume flowers. Pods covered in ...

1 2 Coreus marginatus

Coreus marginatus

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

It is a species of squash bug. It is a speckled brown insect with a broad ...

0 2 Ivy, hiedra

Ivy, hiedra

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m high where suitable surfaces ...

1 1 Wasp Spider Egg Sac

Wasp Spider Egg Sac

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Looks like a wasp Spider Egg Sac. It is around 3 cm in diameter. The female ...

0 0 Sweet Chestnut fruit, erizos de castaño

Sweet Chestnut fruit, erizos de castaño

by arlandaPantón, Galicia, Spain

The spiny cupules contain 2-5 nuts although they are not ripe in the picture. ...

0 1 Spanish Diarsie

Spanish Diarsie

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Diarsia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family that can be found in Spain ...

2 1 Ochrolechia parella

Ochrolechia parella

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Thick, warted, creamy-white or greyish thallus. White prothallus with zoned ...

0 0 Pertusaria albescens

Pertusaria albescens

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Crustaceous lichen. Thallus pale greenish grey to grey, often zoned at the ...

0 0 Ramallina farinacea

Ramallina farinacea

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Fruticose llichen. Shrubby pale grey-green or yellow-green thallus with narrow, ...

0 0 Lecidella elaeochroma

Lecidella elaeochroma

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Crustaceous lichen. Thallus a grey-white to pale-grey-green, cracked crust, ...

0 0 Buellia punctata

Buellia punctata

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Crustaceous lichen with dark grey to pale gray thallus, rimose to ...

0 0 Peltigera praetextata

Peltigera praetextata

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Foliose lichen. The upper surface of fresh thallus is tan to brown-grey or ...

1 2 Lecidella elaeochroma

Lecidella elaeochroma

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Crustaceous lichen. Thallus a grey-white to pale-grey-green, cracked crust, ...

3 3 Echeveria sp.

Echeveria sp.

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Maybe a hybrid of Echeveria elegans, hens and chicks. Many Echeveria species ...

0 1 Mirid Bug

Mirid Bug

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Bug in Miridae family. The nymph of the species is black coloured with pinkish ...

1 0 European Crested Tit, Herrerillo capuchino

European Crested Tit, Herrerillo capuchino

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a very easy to recognize tit, ...

1 0 Caloplaca arenaria

Caloplaca arenaria

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Crustose lichen. Little or none thallus, crustose, without elongated lobes. The ...

6 3 Cladonia pleurota

Cladonia pleurota

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Fruticose lichen, with podetia cup shaped, yellow-green colored. Exterior ...

2 4 Tephromela atra

Tephromela atra

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Crustaceous lichen. Thick, warted-areolate, whitish or pale grey thallus with ...

3 2 Usnea florida

Usnea florida

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Fruticose lichen. U. florida presents dense, shrubby, +/- erect grey-green ...

4 12 blackberries

blackberries

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

The bramble (Rubus fruticosus) is a genus of the Rosaceae family which produces ...

2 3 Deraeocoris lutescens nymph

Deraeocoris lutescens nymph

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

mm. sized nymph of Deraeocoris lutescens. It is a small predatory bug found ...

2 0 Vibrissea truncorum

Vibrissea truncorum

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Fruiting body of 1-2 mm in size. They have orange to yellow cups, rounded, ...

1 0 Vibrissea truncorum

Vibrissea truncorum

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Fruiting body of 1-2 mm in size. They have orange to yellow cups, rounded, ...

1 0 Lettuce Achenes; Frutos de Lechuga

Lettuce Achenes; Frutos de Lechuga

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

The lettuce that flowers (through the process known as "bolting") becomes ...

3 2 Thick-Legged Hoverfly

Thick-Legged Hoverfly

by arlanda

Small hoverfly in flight, ca. 1 cm in length. Syritta pipiens is a common ...

1 0 Jersey tiger, Calomorpha

Jersey tiger, Calomorpha

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Day-flying moth of the family Arctiidae. The adult wingspan is 52–65 mm. and ...

1 3 Caloplaca crenularia

Caloplaca crenularia

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

The thallus is a thin, whitish-grey, rarely almost black, cracked-areolate ...

0 4 Bramble leaves, zarzamora

Bramble leaves, zarzamora

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

The bramble (Rubus fruticosus) is a genus of the Rosaceae family which produces ...

2 0 Tubaria sp.

Tubaria sp.

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Maybe T. furfuracea Tubaria is a genus of fungi in the Inocybaceae family. The ...

1 1 Gymnopilus penetrans

Gymnopilus penetrans

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

This small mushroom grows on conifers. The cap is 3–8 cm across, is convex, ...

0 0 Ramalina fastigiata

Ramalina fastigiata

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Fructicose lichen. Dense and highly branched Ramalina that is typically erect ...

2 2 Lecanora pulicaris

Lecanora pulicaris

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

Crustaceous lichen. Apothecial discs are reddish-brown to black and tend to be ...

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