Armillaria mellea are very variable in appearance. A common fungus, which lives off trees.
Once the fungus gets established, it throws out a whole cluster of fruiting bodies near the base of the trunk. It is always fatal for the tree.
This ladybird was resting on a leaf way back on September 10th.
Autumn is definitely coming when the hawthorn berries take on their full red brightness.
What has eight legs and isn’t a spider?
Lots of creatures, actually. This harvestman is indeed an arachnid, but nevertheless not a spider.
The shaggy parasol, lepiota rhacodes, is one of the most distinctive of the toadstool-shaped fungi.
This specimen had only recently emerged. If it is not disturbed, the cap will flatten as it grows, eventually spreading out to as much as six inches wide while keeping the flaky appearance.
Another inkcap species. Coprinus micaceus gets its official name because the new toadstools, as here, appear to be sprinkled with flecks of mica.
This specimen was growing unnoticed on a tree stump within inches of a kerb.