PostsCommentsfunferall in #hive-101587 • 6 months agoWeekend walkI went hiking in a nearby wood hoping to find some mushrooms this weekend. I pretty much struck out on any mushrooms because the conditions are still too dry for them. This week's #FeatheredFriends #SMAP challenge is show a bird with food. Here I present a wintertime frugivore that was on my target list for a long time: The Pine Grosbeak (…funferall in #hive-151327 • 7 months agoPhaeolus schweinitziiMy contribution to FungiFriday by ewkaw Happy #FungiFriday, we made it through another week. Today I am presenting this beautiful Dyer's Polypore (*Phaeolus sfunferall in #hive-101587 • 7 months agoAnother Day, Some More New SpeciesHere in Massachusetts, I've definitely noticed the effects of the drought on the general plant health, and relatedly, the insect abundance. The plants have less flowers and there…funferall in #hive-101587 • 7 months agoMorning at the Rain GardenWe recently moved into a new spot. Nearby there is a rain garden which I decided to go check out in the morning before work. Rain gardens are a green infrastructure technique…funferall in #hive-145264 • 7 months agoGhost PipesThis is my first post in this community. So hi Petals community! I wanted to make a post about one of my favorite plants to start here. They are a strange plant in that they…funferall in #hive-101587 • 7 months agoSunday's Insect SafariSunday post: Today I went over to check the goldenrod and flowers at a park. The park has a creek that runs through it along with some remnant silver maple forest that hasn't…funferall in #hive-193084 • last yearSold some Splinterlands cards and bought a PCR/thermal cycler...let's ...Sold some Splinterlands cards and bought a PCR/thermal cycler...let's gooo #science #citizenscience #research #biology #spt Posted via D.Buzzfunferall in #hive-129253 • 2 years agoMyrmecothea myrmecoides (Ant-mimicking fly)Hello friends, For this week's Insects of the World contest I am presenting an interesting species of fly: Myrmecothea myrmecoides At first glance, one can mistake it…funferall in #hive-101587 • 2 years agoThe Potter and Mason Wasps (Subfamily Eumeninae)Hello insect lovers, I wanted to share one of my favorite groups of insects with you: the potter wasps. Potter wasps are named after their habit of constructing nests on the…