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Showing nearest 50 of 506 images tagged with bucket:Life tag near NS4381.
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An alga (Trentepohlia) on rock
by Lairich Rig for square NS4381 Category: Algae In the pit of a former lime-kiln (NS4381 : Remains of lime-kiln), a rock has a fluffy... (more)
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A lichen (Porpidia species)
by Lairich Rig for square NS4380 Category: Lichens and mosses I found a few examples of this lichen (possibly Porpidia macrocarpa or P.... (more)
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An oak apple
by Lairich Rig for square NS4282 Category: Galls Close to a NS4282 : Field gate beside Auchincarroch Road, an oak tree bore many of these galls, which are... (more)
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A lichen (Cladonia species)
by Lairich Rig for square NS4280 Category: Lichens and mosses This is one of the red-fruited Cladonia species (see NS3678 : A lichen - Cladonia diversa); some... (more)
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Bedeguar gall on dog rose
by Lairich Rig for square NS4282 Category: Galls The rose bedeguar gall, or "Robin's pin cushion", is... (more)
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A lichen - Bunodophoron melanocarpum
by Lairich Rig for square NS4581 Category: Lichens and mosses The branches of this lichen are flattened, with a palmate (hand-like)... (more)
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Fungi: Ochre Cushion on Birch Polypore
by Lairich Rig for square NS4383 Category: Fungi The bracket fungus shown here is growing on Silver Birch, and is a... (more)
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Lichen detail - Ramalina fraxinea
by Lairich Rig for square NS4583 Category: Lichens and mosses See the main item, NS4583 : A lichen - Ramalina fraxinea; that photo was taken on a different date,... (more)
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A lichen - Ramalina fraxinea
by Lairich Rig for square NS4583 Category: Lichens and mosses This species is found on nutrient-rich bark. The specimen shown here was... (more)
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Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii)
by Lairich Rig for square NS4580 Category: Insects This individual is a male; it lacks the long ovipositor (organ used for... (more)
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A cocoon
by Lairich Rig for square NS4179 Category: Wildlife This object, which I'm guessing is some sort of cocoon, measured... (more)
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A lichen - Baeomyces rufus
by Lairich Rig for square NS4179 Category: Lichens and mosses The lichen is shown here growing on a boulder of (locally abundant) red... (more)
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Field near Balquhain
by Lairich Rig for square NS4483 The picture was taken from the road, and shows just some of the geese... (more)
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Hard Fern (Blechnum spicant)
by Lairich Rig for square NS4478 Category: Ferns The northern side of Meikle White Hill was abundant in this species,... (more)
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Fungal parasite on lichen
by Lairich Rig for square NS4079 Category: Fungi [For the habitat, see NS4079 : Footpath to Pappert Hill - near the woods' edge; the present photograph shows a detail... (more)
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Butterbur
by Lairich Rig for square NS4484 (Petasites hybridus)
Butterbur has some similarities to another plant,... (more)
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Caterpillar of Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)
by Lairich Rig for square NS4683 Category: Insects When alarmed, this caterpillar can retract its head into its body,... (more)
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A lichen - Xanthoparmelia conspersa
by Lairich Rig for square NS4683 Category: Lichens and mosses For further information about the lichen, see NS3779 : A lichen - Xanthoparmelia conspersa.
Shown here... (more)
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Black Bulgar (Bulgaria inquinans)
by Lairich Rig for square NS4178 Category: Fungi These disc-shaped fruiting bodies were individually 2-3 cm across; they... (more)
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A fungus - Nectria peziza
by Lairich Rig for square NS4079 Category: Fungi From a distance, this looks like an orange patch on wood, but a closer... (more)
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Warehouse Staining Fungus
by Lairich Rig for square NS3980 Category: Fungi At this point (see NS3980 : Cycle route beside the River Leven for context), the cycle route is hemmed in... (more)
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A Rove Beetle
by Lairich Rig for square NS4377 Category: Insects This beetle belongs to the family Staphylinidae (also known as the Rove... (more)
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Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
by Lairich Rig for square NS4377 Category: Wild flowers Though this plant was not in flower (the flower is generally purple), its... (more)
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Cyanobacteria - Nostoc pruniforme
by Lairich Rig for square NS4377 Category: Algae The dark blobs shown here are colonies of cyanobacteria (formerly called... (more)
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bacteriaX
bucket:CloseupX
cyanobacteriaX
bucket:Life
NostocX
top:Rivers, Streams, DrainageX
near:the Overtoun BurnX
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Early-purple orchid (Orchis mascula)
by Lairich Rig for square NS4377 Category: Wild flowers Given its common name, it was appropriate that this was the first orchid... (more)
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Leaf galls on nettle
by Lairich Rig for square NS3980 Category: Galls These are caused by the gall midge species Dasineura urticae. They are... (more)
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Eyed Ladybird (Anatis ocellata)
by Lairich Rig for square NS4782 Category: Insects This is Britain's largest species of ladybird.
The markings on... (more)
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Leaf galls on common alder
by Lairich Rig for square NS3980 Category: Galls This common alder (Alnus glutinosa), which was situated beside the River... (more)
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The berries of Bittersweet
by Lairich Rig for square NS3981 Category: Berries (Solanum dulcamara, from Lat. "dulcis", sweet +... (more)
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plant:BittersweetX
bucket:CloseupX
bucket:Life
poisonous plantX
near:River LevenX
top:Rivers, Streams, DrainageX
plant:Woody NightshadeX
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A lichen - Ochrolechia androgyna
by Lairich Rig for square NS4277 Category: Lichens and mosses This lichen was growing on one of a number of rocks that were heaped up... (more)
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A lichen - Caloplaca crenularia
by Lairich Rig for square NS4377 Category: Lichens and mosses This species forms a grey crust with rust-red discs that are about 1 mm... (more)
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A lichen - Trapeliopsis pseudogranulosa
by Lairich Rig for square NS3984 Category: Lichens and mosses This specimen was found growing on a mossy rock in a dry-stone wall; the... (more)
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A slime mould - Lycogala terrestre (plasmodium)
by Lairich Rig for square NS3984 Category: Slime mould This soft pink mass, which is about 1.5cm across, is the plasmodium of... (more)
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bucket:CloseupX
LicealesX
bucket:Life
LycogalaceaeX
colour:pinkX
plasmodiumX
Slime MouldX
place:Whinny Hill WoodsX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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A moss - Bristly Haircap
by Lairich Rig for square NS3984 Category: Lichens and mosses (Polytrichum piliferum)
Though it might pass at first sight for a tiny... (more)
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A slime mould - Lycogala epidendrum
by Lairich Rig for square NS3984 Category: Slime mould The photograph shows three small, mature fruiting bodies (aethalia) of... (more)
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aethaliumX
bucket:CloseupX
LicealesX
bucket:Life
LycogalaceaeX
Slime MouldX
place:Whinny Hill WoodsX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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A fungus - Mucronella species
by Lairich Rig for square NS3984 Category: Fungi Growing in a sheltered spot a few feet above the ground on a large pine... (more)
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A slime mould - a Stemonitis species
by Lairich Rig for square NS3984 Category: Slime mould This slime mould, belonging to the genus Stemonitis, was growing on a... (more)
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bucket:CloseupX
bucket:Life
Slime MouldX
stalked sporangiaX
StemonitalesX
StemonitidaceaeX
place:Whinny Hill WoodsX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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A slime mould - Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
by Lairich Rig for square NS3984 Category: Slime mould The white incrustation on this tree stump is a very extensive development... (more)
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CeratiomyxaceaeX
CeratiomyxalesX
bucket:CloseupX
bucket:Life
Slime MouldX
sporocarpsX
place:Whinny Hill WoodsX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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A fungus - Phlebia radiata
by Lairich Rig for square NS3882 Category: Fungi The photo shows just part of a much more extensive patch of this fungus;... (more)
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Balloch Castle Country ParkX
bucket:CloseupX
fungusX
bucket:Life
colour:orangeX
resupinateX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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A lichen - Pertusaria amara
by Lairich Rig for square NS3882 Category: Lichens and mosses The title refers to the white lichen in the upper half of the image (the... (more)
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Small Stagshorn Fungus (Calocera cornea)
by Lairich Rig for square NS3983 Category: Fungi Compare a similar, but larger and more branched species: NS3681 : Yellow Stagshorn Fungus (Calocera viscosa).... (more)
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Purple Jellydisc Fungus (Ascocoryne sarcoides)
by Lairich Rig for square NS3983 Category: Fungi This very common fungus is found from autumn to winter, and appears as... (more)
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Branching Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus cornucopiae)
by Lairich Rig for square NS3978 Category: Fungi This species is fairly similar to the Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus... (more)
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Common Jellyspot Fungus (Dacrymyces stillatus)
by Lairich Rig for square NS3983 Category: Fungi This species is found "on wood of deciduous trees and conifers and... (more)
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bucket:CloseupX
fungusX
jelly fungusX
bucket:Life
place:Whinny Hill WoodsX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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White Brain fungus (Exidia thuretiana)
by Lairich Rig for square NS3983 Category: Fungi These fruiting bodies were growing on a piece of wood beside a footpath,... (more)
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Greater Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera chlorantha)
by Lairich Rig for square NS3883 Category: Wild flowers There is also a Lesser Butterfly-orchid species; see: NS3778 : Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia). The... (more)
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A fungus (Vuilleminia comedens)
by Lairich Rig for square NS3983 This waxy-looking crust (Wax Crust is its common name) was growing on a... (more)
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Stalked slime mould fruiting bodies
by Lairich Rig for square NS3983 Category: Slime mould This stalked form is the most common type of spore-bearing structure... (more)
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Balloch Castle Country ParkX
bucket:CloseupX
bucket:Life
Slime MouldX
stalked sporangiaX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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A slime mould - Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (plasmodium)
by Lairich Rig for square NS3983 Category: Slime mould The substance that looks rather like ice in this photo, which was taken... (more)
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Balloch Castle Country ParkX
CeratiomyxaceaeX
CeratiomyxalesX
bucket:CloseupX
bucket:Life
plasmodiumX
Slime MouldX
top:Woodland, ForestX
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A fungus - Leotia lubrica
by Lairich Rig for square NS3984 Category: Fungi This is part of a larger group of these fungi that were growing among... (more)
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