Old photo I had ready but forgot to post - I love these things! They’re a remarkable bright orange and always have me running over to them, more often than not to find that it’s actual orange peel someone’s left after a picnic than the fungus itself, but still.
@yellowhoothoot submitted: there's a yard in my neighborhood with TEN garden spiders in the plants along the road. best day of my life i love these spiders
I deeply DEEPLY want to live with these spiders in this yard. Dream life😍
the orange peel is an ascomycete fungus in the family pyronemataceae. it is found across north america, europe & the south of chile.
the big question : can i bite it??
this fungus is edible !!
a. aurantia description :
"the orange fruiting body is 2–10 cm wide, cup-shaped, often misshapen due to crowding from other fruiting bodies. the spores are colorless & scatter in visible clouds when disturbed."
A gorgeous yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) has made her home in one of my beds. I know many people fear spiders, but I think the orb-weavers are some of the most beautiful and amazing creatures on earth.
HALLOWEEN BLAST!!!!! secret 5th post of the month!!! all handstitched and embroidered by me :))) based on argiope aurantia (orig. posted on halloween but i forgor to crosspost oops)
@swmngpools submitted: went to Sandy Hollow WMA for class and got to meet some friends! i know the second butterfly is a buckeye but not sure what the orange one is (the outside of the wings looked like a monarch but the lower wing was white). also not sure who lives in that little nest. copperhead snake as a little bonus (my friend walked right over it and didn’t notice!)
Yep, you’re right, the second one (photo 3) is a common buckeye! The first (photos 1-2) is a gulf fritillary. The “nest” is actually the egg sac of a yellow garden spider, Argiope aurantia. SNAKE. I love this snake and think they can be an honorary bug :)
I would like to apologize to this lovely lady. I didn't mean to destroy your home, but I didn't know you had set up in my hay wagon. I hope you enjoy your new home in the trees at the edge of my garden.