Mandarin oranges, tangerine (ミカン) in our garden are now 4 cm in diameter. They were 2 cm last week. (Nikon Df Nikkor 50mm pancake lens) #photography#nature#みかん#写真
Anybody have any tips for me on catching largemouth bass? I know for a fact they are in my pond. The water has maybe a foot of visibility, at least on the shore. I've seen them hit them top and I've heard they'll strike a senko, but I've had no luck. I've tried texas rigs, wacky worms, a top water walker, a frog, and buzz bait and I've not even had a strike in the 7 days I've been out fishing there. What am I doing wrong??
It is called Gymnosporangium clavariiforme or more common "Tounges of Fire". Around a month ago they popped up all around where I live.
The fungi infects a juniper to form the characteristic "Tounges of Fire" which spread spores. These need to land on a hawthorn as a second host. The spores produced on the fruit of the infected hawthorn then need to find a juniper again and the cycle repeats.
Wanted to share my nicest spore print to date. It came out exactly as the underside of the hat that you can see in the second picture. Most likely Protostropharia semiglobata, but need to confirm the spore size.
Moved over to the fediverse today. Lets see if this works here 🙂
For my introduction a picture I took yesterday of Scuttelina sp. through the stereo microscope. The genus seems to be "complicated", but as soon as I can get my hands on my compound microscope I'm hopeful that I can identify the species.