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0 1 Coyote

Coyote

by pippinincarnate68USA

Dead female coyote with decomposition shots

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by Travis McClearyCalifornia, USA

It was growing under the decomposition ...

3 1 Spotting

Spotting

by Adriano DarosciFormosa, GO, Brazil

A median size orange mushroom (wood

0 1 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by LarsKorbHohenhorn, Schleswig-Holstein (Landmasse), Germany

baumpilz

0 0 Coyote

Coyote

by pippinincarnate68New York, USA

The same dead individual at various stages in its

0 0 White-tailed deer

White-tailed deer

by pippinincarnate68New York, USA

4 point whitetail buck and decomposition ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by forestwalkerDurham, North Carolina, USA

Larger mushrooms in various states of

0 0 Orelha-de-pau

Orelha-de-pau

by Ali FearPorto Alegre, RS, Brazil

4 5 Green and Yellow Beetle

Green and Yellow Beetle

by rubens.lucianoCaçapava, São Paulo, Brazil

Big and docile beetle. Size about 5cm with the antennae. Stays immobile during ...

0 0 Oriental Latrine Fly

Oriental Latrine Fly

by SFShepEl Segundo, California, USA

Short grass. On a dead opossum- No noticeable

3 0 Spotting

Spotting

by jherronTennessee, USA

Not large, maybe 2” tall and 1-2” cap diameter. Shady with lots of

2 1 Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

by SalocinWest Jefferson, Ohio, USA

decomposition in woodlands and in ...

0 1 Fungus

Fungus

by AblockFlorida, USA

material and take up all of its nutrients and break it down. This is called ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Jennifer14Georgia, USA

the decomposition of the leaf in the pics. ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

this be due to fading or a result of

4 0 Decomposition Bracken Fern

Decomposition Bracken Fern

by geoffrey.cox2013

About 1 foot tall with cupped, green-yellow leaves.

1 0 Sweet gum tree-leaf impression

Sweet gum tree-leaf impression

by kunzahNew York, USA

An impression of a sweet gum tree leaf on the driveway.

0 0 Wet Rot

Wet Rot

by AlexRoweWest Plains, Missouri, USA

slightly fuzzy. Brown ripples across the log also from

1 3 Inky cap

Inky cap

by kunzahNYC, New York, USA

Off-white colored mushrooms. The smallest (not the shelf fungi) had caps the ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by KateRoperCamp

base of some (not sure if part of

5 0 Black vulture

Black vulture

by BrunoMollerAngra dos Reis, RJ, Brazil

, decomposited plants and newborn or ...

3 0 Black vulture

Black vulture

by BrunoMollerSP, SP, Brazil

, decomposited plants, and newborn or ...

7 0 Black vulture

Black vulture

by BrunoMollerMnes., Argentina

, decomposited plants and newborn or ...

1 0 Black vulture

Black vulture

by BrunoMollerSP, SP, Brazil

, decomposited plants and newborn or ...

1 0 Black vulture

Black vulture

by BrunoMollerFoz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil

, decomposited plants and newborn or ...

0 0 Bluegill Bream

Bluegill Bream

by momsavangColumbus, Georgia, USA

though this fish is discolored by sun and

0 0 Trametes

Trametes

by kunzahNYC, New York, USA

Ivory colored shelf fungus with some purple rings. The spores looked white or ...

0 0 Oriental Latrine fly

Oriental Latrine fly

by TofuleafKuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

Shiny metallic blue coat, god that's too pretty akajskd

2 2 Turkey Tail mushroom

Turkey Tail mushroom

by kunzahNew York, New York, United States

There is a possibility that this is actually Stereum complicatum. ...

0 0 Red velvet mite

Red velvet mite

by MeganMCouncil Bluffs, Iowa, USA

I found several velvet mites around a Mica cap mushroom colony in my yard (a ...

6 2 Red-breasted carrion beetle

Red-breasted carrion beetle

by TizUppsala län, Sweden

stages of decomposition, which are fresh, ...

2 3 maggots

maggots

by S FrazierIndonesia

Dipteran (fly) larvae of Brachyceran flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, ...

0 0 Carpenter Ants

Carpenter Ants

by Kewei LiCharlottesville, Virginia, USA

Medium to large workers, 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch. Thorax evenly rounded. Colonies ...

1 0 Turkey Tail

Turkey Tail

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

woods of North America and can be found assisting in

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by SteveRoleyOhio, USA

Shelf Fungi but unknown type

1 2 Milk cap mushroom

Milk cap mushroom

by mauna KunzahNew Jersey, USA

Very large flesh colored mushrooms with broad stems of the same color. Unique. ...

1 0 Peat Moss

Peat Moss

by LakesideScottNew York, USA

its decomposition, it ultimately creates ...

0 0 Slime mold

Slime mold

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

decomposition of dead vegetation, and feed ...

3 0 Bracket fungus

Bracket fungus

by AndréAlvesRio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

, on rotten branches. Fungi are very important for the environment because they ...

0 0 Flesh-fly

Flesh-fly

by SuranjanMithraBengaluru (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು), Karnataka, India

Flies of the Diptera family are commonly known as flesh flies. Most flesh flies ...

2 7 Carrion beetle,Escravelho

Carrion beetle,Escravelho

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

Species description ■Head Black, anteriorly elongated into a small snout Black ...

0 0 shaggy ink cap

shaggy ink cap

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

Here I show the decomposition of a coprinus ...

0 0 Flesh-fly

Flesh-fly

by Puguh SantosoSurabaya, Indonesia

Flies in the family Sarcophagidae (from the Greek σάρκο sarco- = flesh, φάγε ...

0 1 Soldier Fly

Soldier Fly

by misakoBerkeley, California, USA

habitats and behave in most cases as scavengers at the expense of organic ...

6 5 Land Crab

Land Crab

by JonathanSequeiraCartago, Costa Rica

This nocturnal crab digs burrows — sometimes as long as 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) — ...

1 4 Blowflies

Blowflies

by ShannaBMaroochydore, Queensland, Australia

family (Chrysomya sp.) which feed on liquid products of organic

0 2 Pelican skull on mangrove

Pelican skull on mangrove

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

there were several others lying around in the mangroves in various states of ...

0 0 Zipper Spider

Zipper Spider

by MonaAlbrechtsenCharleston, South Carolina, USA

remains of the prey on a leaf below the web so that the odor from the

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