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3 1 Artist's conk

Artist's conk

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Huge carpophore, over 50 cm across. Hooflike close to the tree, becoming very ...

2 1 Four-spotted Moth

Four-spotted Moth

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

A small mainly brown moth, some 15mm in length.

1 0 Lumpy Bracket

Lumpy Bracket

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The fruitbodies, also called brackets, are white to cream, with brown edge ...

9 1 Spindle

Spindle

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

A deciduous shrub, some 3-4m tall. In winter, when most of the forest is naked, ...

2 0 Crust fungi

Crust fungi

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Mainly brown-orange crust fungus, developing as crust like spots on dead ...

1 0 Mistle thrush

Mistle thrush

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Bigger Thrush, over 25 cm in length, typical thrush in shape, with a more ...

2 0 Orange Tip

Orange Tip

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Portrayed here male, easily recognised by these bright orange upper halves of ...

0 0 Creeping Buttercup

Creeping Buttercup

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Growing in massif, and producing plenty of bright yellow and shiny small (2cm ...

0 0 Heart and Dart

Heart and Dart

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

All-brown moth with spots on forewings; about 3 to 4 cm in length.

1 1 Snout moth

Snout moth

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A small (max 15 mm in length; I would say about 3cm in wingspan) beige moth, ...

2 0 Tiny Button Lichen

Tiny Button Lichen

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Forms tiny buttons, dark brown or black, 2 to 5 mm in diameter, on bark of ...

1 0 Large Tortoiseshell

Large Tortoiseshell

by Zlatan CelebicGenève, Switzerland

Large very colourful butterfly, some 7 - 8 cm in wingspan. Wings are bright ...

1 0 Fairy Longhorn Moth

Fairy Longhorn Moth

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Small diurnal moth with unusually long antennas - at least 3 times longer than ...

2 1 Yellow-legged Zipper

Yellow-legged Zipper

by Zlatan CelebicÉchenevex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Tiny spider, really tiny - when moving, no bigger than 6-7 mm, 3-4mm in body ...

0 1 Domestic Bee - Honeycombs

Domestic Bee - Honeycombs

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

White roundish and vertical combs, some 12-15cm in diameter, about 3-4 cm deep, ...

1 0 Fly honeysuckle

Fly honeysuckle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Deciduous shrub, up to some 3m in height. White flowers, later replaced by ...

0 0 Harvestman

Harvestman

by Zlatan CelebicGenève, Switzerland

A bit short of 1cm in length, the body of this Harvestman is mainly brown, with ...

3 0 Forest Bug

Forest Bug

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Some 15 mm long and flat shield-bug, predominantly bronze brown. It sports red ...

3 0 River skater

River skater

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Typical representative if its gender, this strider/skater is among the largest ...

2 0 Summer Cep

Summer Cep

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Or at least, I believe this is a Summer Cep; I'm just never sure in y mushroom ...

1 1 Ermine moths

Ermine moths

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Members of the family Yponomeutidae are nocturnal moths, and their larvae lives ...

4 0 Paper Wasp

Paper Wasp

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Well known black-and-yellow insect, size of the domestic bee or slightly ...

1 0 Velvet Shank

Velvet Shank

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Growing in dense and tight clusters, this is a stump-rotting fungus, ...

2 0 Sulphur tuft

Sulphur tuft

by Zlatan CelebicCrozet, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

This saprophagic mushroom grows in tight clusters on decaying wood. The cap is ...

1 0 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The Red-headed Cardinal Beetle is a beetle of some 20cm in length, with ...

1 0 Garlic Mustard

Garlic Mustard

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

This plant, known under many names, is a herbaceous biennial flowering plant, ...

0 0 Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Roughly the size of feral pigeon, this corvid is a bird of striking colors: ...

0 0 Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Bigger Thrush, over 25 cm in length, typical thrush in shape, with a more ...

1 0 Mallow

Mallow

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

The Mallow is a spreading hairy biennial herb, with strong, round and hairy ...

5 0 Marsh frog

Marsh frog

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A new generation of Marsh frog has arrived - tiny frogs: on pics N° 1 to 4, ...

3 1 Lacy Phacelia

Lacy Phacelia

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Tall plant, some 1m to 1,20 tall; with deeply lobbed leaves and pale-blue to ...

7 0 Fire Salamander

Fire Salamander

by Zlatan CelebicFerney-Voltaire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

My second visit to this manhole and it's habitants - a small clan of Fire ...

3 0 Pyramidal Orchid

Pyramidal Orchid

by Zlatan CelebicGenève, Switzerland

Terrestrial orchid, a perennial herbaceous flowering plant from Orchidaceae ...

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