Yet another fungus with no resemblence to the stereotype of the toadstool shape.
Xylaria polymorpha can indeed be imagined as long-decayed human fingers. Found on fallen and rotten wood.
Harlequin ladybird
This north American species is, by some accounts, threatening to displace the various European species.
This one seems to be under attack by the much smaller aphids, which are in reality its prey.
Honey fungus
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.
Ladybird
This ladybird was resting on a leaf way back on September 10th.
Haws
Autumn is definitely coming when the hawthorn berries take on their full red brightness.
Harvestman
What has eight legs and isn’t a spider?
Lots of creatures, actually. This harvestman is indeed an arachnid, but nevertheless not a spider.