Georgia Dalloro

edit: Beings around the biotoop

False Puffball

Enteridium Lycoperdon (slime mould). Found in March on a log at the entrance of Shaffys Tuin.

enteridium lycoperdon slime mould - found on a log next to Shaffys Tuin in April

enteridium lycoperdon 2 -

enteridium lycoperdon 3 -

enteridium lycoperdon slime mould under the microscope - found on log close to Shaffys Tuin in April

Spindle Ermine Caterpillar

Yponomeuta cagnagella. Took over the Spindle bushes behind the Twijfel Zaaien grow beds from late April to early June.

The caterpillars of the Spindle Ermine moth create a communal silk nest that wraps around a whole tree or bush. They will feed on this plant until they are ready to cocoon, eating all the foliage. The tree might look dead during this process, however it is not, and it completely recovers once the moths hatch and fly away.

Ermine moth caterpillar - Ermine moth caterpillars, from the Yponomeutidae family, create a communal silk nest that wraps around a whole tree or bush. They will feed on this plant until they are ready to cocoon, eating all the foliage. The tree might look dead during this process, however it is not, and it completely recovers once the moths fly away. Georgia Dalloro

ermine moth caterpillars 2 - Ermine moth caterpillars, from the Yponomeutidae family, create a communal silk nest that wraps around a whole tree or bush. They feed on this plant until they are ready to cocoon, eating all the foliage. The tree might look dead during this process, however it is not, and it completely recovers once the moths fly away. Georgia Dalloro

ermine moth caterpillars 3 - Ermine moth caterpillars, from the Yponomeutidae family, create a communal silk nest that wraps around a whole tree or bush. They feed on this plant until they are ready to cocoon, eating all the foliage. The tree might look dead during this process, however it is not, and it completely recovers once the moths fly away. Georgia Dalloro

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus. Spotted on one of the Twijfel Zaaien grow beds during a communal gardening session in May.

These are freshly hatched European Garden Spider babies. By summer these spiders will have reached adulthood and have spread all over the biotoop, weaving webs everywhere, including the Serres.

European Garden Spider babies - These are freshly hatched European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) babies. We spotted them on one of the Twijfel Zaaien grow beds during a communal gardening session this May. By summer these spiders will have reached adulthood and have spread all over the biotoop, weaving webs everywhere, including the Serres. So the next time you see a spider remember they were once small and cute. Georgia Dalloro

European Garden Spider babies 2 - These are freshly hatched European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) babies. We spotted them on one of the Twijfel Zaaien grow beds during a communal gardening session this May. By summer these spiders will have reached adulthood and have spread all over the biotoop, weaving webs everywhere, including the Serres. So the next time you see a spider remember they were once small and cute. Georgia Dalloro

Neurospora Mould

Neurospora Crassa. Can be regularly found growing on the coffee grounds in the coffee corner.

neurospora in the coffee corner -

Black spider + eggs found on folk on friday