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Myxomycetes? Appears to be very small fruiting bodies of eumycetozoa, less than 1 mm in size.😐

Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A closer look at the algal mat in a previous post. The image suggests that there is an eye, peering out amongst the algal mat, back at us.🤔Zeiss Axiostar Plus 100X Canon Powershot G9X Mk II LED illumination 3000K above stage. Flowering dogwood tree bark.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Only an assumption, in the center, what appears to be an algal mat surrounded by the filamentous mat of an ascomycete fungus. Could it be? Could this be the beginnings of a lichen thallus? The substrate is a piece of outer bark taken from a flowering dogwood.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A Mantis and a Sharpshooter (leafhopper).😊 Lumix G85 w/ Lumix 12-60mm Vario 1:3.5-5.6 ASPH 60mm.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Not sure of the ID but some call it a lichen spider. All that I know is that it blends in quite well on the smooth bark of our Alder trees. One has to look very close to spot them. In the winter one may find them sunning themselves on the smooth bark. They are somewhat large ~7.5mm😊

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In 1969, myself and many others left our home town of Johnson City, Tennessee to serve our country in a place called Vietnam. Fortunately for myself, I was attached to a fighter squadron which flew combat air patrol and not in the jungle.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Mosquito larva. These images were processed for a small file size and best viewed as they are. They were taken through a Zeiss Axiostar Plus light microscope, magnification at approx. 25X.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Small Cicada, appears to have emerged only recently. Quite colorful I thought.🙂

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And yet another, lichen apothecia. Meiji EMZ-8TRH 25X. Dry specimen.🙂

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Lichen thalli photobiont. In a previous post this was shown as a dry specimen. Here I've added a drop of distilled water to the photobiont making it standout and become more pronounced. Mag. here is at 35X Meiji EMZ-8TRH🙂

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Carolina sphinx caterpillar. Found this on a Privet shrub out in the front yard. Caterpillars are quite common now with autumn approaching.😊

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

An 8 yr. old girl and now a teen in No. Carolina have been diagnosed with Amebic encephalitis or PAM. IMO as the climate changes and the weather gets even warmer, these amoebae that cause the infection may become more prolific and just as deadly if not more so. wlos.com/news/local/n...

wlos.com

North Carolina teen critically ill after contracting rare 'brain-eating amoeba' infection

Health officials in North Carolina confirm a teen in the central part of the state is critically ill after contracting a rare disease caused by Naegleria fowler

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tussock moth caterpillar on Wild Rose. It's that time of the year when caterpillars of all kinds it seems are feeding, storing up for the coming winter in cocoons and what have you.🙂 LUMIX G85 Lumix G Vario 12-60mm/F3.5-5.6 @ 60mm f/11 @ 1/125sec. ISO 200 Godox flash TT350 PP PhotoScape Pro 10

Tussock moth caterpillar on Wild Rose leaves. It's that time of the year when caterpillars of all kinds it seems are feeding, storing up for the coming winter in cocoons and what have you.🙂 LUMIX G85 Lumix G Vario 12-60mm/F3.5-5.6 @ 60mm f/11 @ 1/125sec. ISO 200 Godox flash TT350 PP PhotoScape Pro 10

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

At the edge of my lawn, woodline. Not sure but could be Resupinatus appleatus mushrooms. LUMIX G85 MFT Lumix G Vario 12-60 f/11 @ 1/125 sec. ISO 200 Godox TT350 Possibly a Tussock caterpillar, LUMIX G85 MFT Leica Summilux 9mm f/16 @1/160 sec. ISO 200 Godox TT350 PP PhotoScape Pro 10 both images.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Through the microscope, Zeiss Axiostar Plus, Lichen photobiont (algae). As some already know, a lichen is a dual composite organism, consisting of an ascomycete and an algae or sometimes a cyanobacteria aka, a blue-green algae.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Work of the Potter Wasp, aka Masonry Wasp 🙂 Lumix G85 OM Sys 60mm f/2.8 Macro f/16 @ 1/125 sec. ISO 200 Godox V1 flash, PP PhotoScape Pro 10

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

What may be an immature Katydid, the wings are not quite developed as yet.🙂

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Puffballs - Lumix G 85 MFT Lumix Vario 12-60/F3.5-5.6 f/16 @ 1/125 ISO 200 Flash Godox TT350 PP Photoscape Pro 10 Leaf hopper - Puffballs - Lumix G 85 MFT Lumix Vario 12-60/F3.5-5.6 f/11 @ 1/125 ISO 200 Flash Godox TT350 PP Photoscape Pro 10

Leaf hopper - Lumix G 85 MFT Lumix Vario 12-60/F3.5-5.6 f/11 @ 1/125 ISO 200 Flash Godox TT350 PP Photoscape Pro 10

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

300 characters is not enough to tell about what all is going on here, so I will just say this, a lichen with a fungi growing along side it. Lumix G85 G Vario 1:3.5-5 12-60mm @ 60mm f/18 @ 1/125sec. ISO 200 Flash Godox TT350 PP PhotoScape Pro 10 😊

A lichen with a fungi growing along side it. Lumix G85 G Vario 1:3.5-5 12-60mm @ 60mm f/18 @ 1/125sec. ISO 200 Flash Godox TT350 PP PhotoScape Pro 10 The lichen thallus is an ascomycete, plus an algae/cyanobacterium.😊

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

An Earthworm cross section (cs) from a prepared slide. High school stuff . . . 🙄

Zeiss Axiostar 40x obj. Canon Powershot 10.2 f/2 @ 1/40sec. ISO 125 PP PhotoScape Pro 10 Earthworm cross section (cs) from prepared microscope slide.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Fritillary butterfly wing scales. Zeiss Axiostar TLM, Canon Powershot G9X Mark II 10.2mm f/2 @ 1/25 sec. ISO 125 PP PhotoScape Pro 10

Fritillary butterfly wing scales. Zeiss Axiostar TLM (25x), Canon Powershot G9X Mark II 10.2mm f/2 @ 1/25 sec. ISO 125 PP PhotoScape Pro 10

Fritillary butterfly wing scales. Zeiss Axiostar TLM (50x), Canon Powershot G9X Mark II 10.2mm f/2 @ 1/25 sec. ISO 125 PP PhotoScape Pro 10

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Fleas head, from prepared slide 😊

Flea's head Canon Powershot G9X Mk II 10.2mm f/2 @ 1/30sec. ISO 250 Zeiss Axiostar 40x (400X) transmitted light microscope

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Afternoon thunderstorms and rain bring things popping up around on the lawn. While photographing a lone mushroom, I found a tiny guest making its home under the cap.😊

Mushroom cap. Lumix MFT OM Sys. 60mm 2.8 Macro f/18 @ 1/125 ISO 200 Flash Godox TT350 PP PhotoScape Pro 10

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

4mm mushroom on Red Maple tree bark and a 15mm long Millipede. It has been raining a lot here of late so a lot of tiny creatures are beginning to show up.😊Lumix MFT G85 OM Sys. 60mm 2.8 Macro f/16 @ 1/200 sec. ISO 200 Flash Godox TT350 PP PhotoScape Pro 10

Lumix MFT G85 OM Sys. 60mm 2.8 Macro f/16 @ 1/200 sec. ISO 200 Flash Godox TT350 PP PhotoScape Pro 10 4mm mushroom on Red Maple tree bark

Lumix MFT G85 OM Sys. 60mm 2.8 Macro f/16 @ 1/200 sec. ISO 200 Flash Godox TT350 PP PhotoScape Pro 10 15mm long Millipede

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Grond beetle i.ibb.co/1q9KsWr/IMG-...

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Some Red maples are changing color early. This could be due to drought conditions we have been experiencing here in Western North Carolina.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Physarum, plasmodium. Home grown slime mold in moist chamber culture

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Possibly Hemitrichia serpula, slime mold, myxomycete fruit body.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

White Swallowtail, Western North Carolina

White Swallowtail butterfly, Western North Carolina

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

UNC Asheville Arboretum - they call these "Red Hot Pokers."

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Entomopathogenic fungus - probably a Cordyceps genus and this was more than likely some unfortunate ant that became infected. I read somewhere that there is a specific Cordyceps for every insect. Natures way of keeping tabs on the insect population I am assuming. I am no entomologist. 😒

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A hornet of sorts. Unsure of the kind or species but one thing is for sure, I would not want to be stung by it.😱

Canon EOS 30D w/Sigma f2.8 150mm EX DG f/14 @1/200 ISO 400, Canon EX430 flash Processing PhotoScape X Pro.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I was out for a short walk with my camera in tow yesterday and as usual I noticed a sharp decline in the insect population that I enjoy photographing. Could this be a localized extinction event or something far greater?🤔 Neither they nor us can live without each other.🙂

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Exuviae of Cicada, claw r. Canon Powershot G9X 10.2mm f/2 @ 1/125 sec. LED 3500 illumination ISO 125 Meiji dissecting microscope @ 7X Actual subject size 7mm.☺️

Exuviae of Cicada, right claw size 7mm Magnification @ 7X Meiji dissecting microscope.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A White moth amongst blades of lawn grass, shortly after a spring rain. The abdomen appears to be swollen, suggestive of it being a female. The scent of a female bearing her eggs can attract a male over a distance of 5 miles. He will fly directly to her to mate and then die. Count your blessings🫣

White moth
Lumix G85 MFT, OM 60mm f2.8 f/16 @ 1/200 sec. ISO 200 Godox V1 flash, Western North Carolina

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Grey tree frog found by my Flowering dogwood, whilst it was sitting on a rock. Somewhere in there is a pandsome hrince.🤔

Grey tree frog
Lumix G85 MFT, OM 60mm 2.8 f16 @1/200 sec. ISO 200 Godox V1 flash Western North Carolina

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Wild Roses are in bloom and boy do they smell good along with Carolina All-spice and Honeysuckle. 🙂

Wild Rose, Lumix G85 MFT w/OM60mm 2.8 f/10 @ 1/125 sec. ISO 200 Godox mini-flash

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Having mistaken this to be an anemone, I have sense found out it to possibly be plain ol' common Chickweed! 🤔

Common chickweed, Lumix G85 w/OM-60mm Macro 2.8, f/10 @ 1/125 sec. ISO 200 Godox TT350 Mini-flash

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

That time of the year when almost everyday, there is something new. Today it is woodland Asters. 😊

Aster, Lumix G85 w/OM60mm 2.8 Macro f/16 @ 1/60sec. ISO 200 Godox TT350 Mini-flash

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This is dangerous, I am going to "assume" this is a Spleenwort or Asplenium spp. I usually look for a dark somewhat deep purple stipe or stem but during my search to positively ID my specimen, I find that is not a common diagnostic feature in all spleenworts.

Lumix G95 w/Leica Summilux 9/f1.7 f/16 @ 1/60sec. ISO 200 Daylight Spleenwort spp

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Back in photography's infancy, the spores from this Grape fern were so volatile they were used as flash powder.

Grape fern Lumix G85 Micro four thirds, w/Leica 9 mm 1.7 close up wide angle f/6.3 @ 1/60 sec. ISO 200 Daylight exposure.

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Ken @kenwnc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Flowering dogwoods are beginning to bloom. Now comes the yellow pollen, lots and lots of it. 😒

Flowering dogwood bloom, Lumix G85 OM 60mm f/2.8 f/10 @ 1/125 sec, ISO 200 Godox TT350 Mini flash.

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