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Miranda Jans

@mmejans.bsky.social
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I like all things fungi, lichen, and slime mold; and would like to learn more about them. Also bugs! Currently live in Hawaii. All photos are mine, unless otherwise stated.

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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 7h
Growing bracket fungi found on a log on a beach in Molokai #fungifriends
A group of white to dark brown bracket fungi in various stages of development on a brown log, with brown leaves in the background
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
😭 rust zacht
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Paulien Cornelisse trok iedereen in haar compleet eigen wereld. ‘Taal is mijn alibi’
Paulien Cornelisse (1976-2026): Ze wilde het ongeziene optakelen en van alle kanten monsteren: auteur, columnist en cabaretier Paulien Cornelisse liet haar publiek alles meemaken, van haar fascinatie ...
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The Wee Owl Studio, Art 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theweeowl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My art shop has a collection of my original landscape and nature art. Good news for buyers in the USA, your art will be sent duty paid, and art is exempt from the tariffs! folksy.com/find/shop/th... #Landscape #Animals #Insects #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #bsnm
A photo collage of some of my artwork:
A black-veined white butterfly, a tree trunk study of a wellingtonia on the isle of Arran, A weasel, a floral landscape of a view through pink flowers, two bees with blue flowers and an autumn woodland landscape.
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
More Molokai lichen, these were growing on wood posts on the beach at Halawa Valley #fungifriends
Crustose grey lichen with orange apothecia
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
These demogorgon-looking wolf snails are fascinating, sad they are so detrimental to the Hawaiian snails #invertebrate
Close up of a rosy wolf snail (Euglandina rosea) with a light grey head and brown body
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Two fairy bonnets in a forest on Molokai #fungifriends
Two white mushrooms (almost translucent) in a little moss hollow
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I specifically requested no hurricanes #nolo
A windmap of the Hawaii islands and surrounding ocean with tropical storm Nolo forming to the south
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Palm trees close to the ocean are great for lichen #fungifriends these were located on beautiful Molokai
Close up a a palm tree trunk with different types of lichen
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
All the rain this summer has been good for #fungifriends at least
Small mushroom with a rounded brown cap with white fuzzy flakes
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Pretty pleated mushroom #fungifriends
White and tan mushroom cap next to a cluster of deliquesced fungi
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
That’s a nice eyewall 👀
Satellite image of hurricane Lowell near the Hawaiian islands courtesy of NOAA
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Spiny-backed orb weaver hanging out #spider #invertebrate
Brown spider in the middle of its web, with spines and white dots on its abdomen
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
No thank you
NOAA graphic showing potential trajectory of hurricane Lowell and earliest arrival of TS winds
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Introduce yourself with five artists you've seen at least twice: Beastie Boys Faith no More Rage Against the Machine Gotcha Ozomatli
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Dan Liimatta @danliimatta.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Daily 188, study
Skull study
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Crustose lichen with lovely orange apothecia growing in Olympic National Park #fungifriends
Grey crustose lichen with dark orange dots; and several large licht peach colored apothecia
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Fuzzy orange polypore #fungifriends
Orange and yellow bracket fungus growing on rough tree bark
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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A beautiful dialogue with the environment. This textile installation intricately mimics the growth patterns of moss and lichen, seamlessly blending fiber craft with the living bark of the tree. In memory of the brilliant artist Hannah Streefkerk (1973–2018). Artwork title: "Symbiosis"
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Imagine your magical landscape if you were the size of an ant #fungifriends
Two small white mushrooms with a comparatively large red ant on dark tree bark
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The Wee Owl Studio, Art 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theweeowl.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A little snail sitting on a mushroom. A postcard size original artwork that would be a lovely gift and can be sent direct! folksy.com/find/item/86... #Snail #Mushroom #OriginalArt #Drawing #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #ShopIndy #NatureArt #bsnm
A postcard size drawing in colour of a snail sitting on top of a brown capped mushroom, with a of sinuous grasses around the mushroom and a multi hued background.
Snails may be a pest to some gardeners, but slugs and snails are key parts of the woodland ecosystem, providing food for many.
An original art work, please note that the frame is not included.
Colour pencil on white acid free artist watercolour paper (postcard size).
Approximately 4 by 6 inches (10.16 x 15.24 cm) will fit into a standard 4 by 6 inch photo frame.
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Brian McNoldy @bmcnoldy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Just wrapped up a 55-hour radar loop of Hurricane #Lala passing by #Hawaii. Its track was parallel and close to the island chain, so it managed to affect every island without ever making landfall. bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
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Reina Hardy @reina.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Did you know you can get coloring pages from freakin' NASA? spaceplace.nasa.gov/coloring-pag...
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NASA Coloring Pages | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Color and learn about some faraway worlds with these coloring pages!
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
It’s Friday, treat yourself to some amazingness!
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Beautiful deep red polypore with a very small millipede #fungifriends #fungifriday #invertebrates
Deep red bracket fungus (maybe Earliella?) with a tan colored millipede
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Hello, Lala cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES18/GLM/S...
Satellite image of a tropical storm (Lala) near the Hawaiian islands
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Morning Tea @morning-tea.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Forget touching grass... go poke a jelly. #fungifriends
A dead tree utterly covered with whitish pokable jelly fungi.
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Two types of crustose lichen side by side #fungifriends
Two patches of lichen growing on tree bark; top - grey lichen with deep black apothecia, bottom - tan lichen with small grey apothecia
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Polypore bracket fungus #fungifriends
Bracket fungus photographed from below to show the fine porous structure
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Erika Ⓥ 🍄🌲🍉 @veganswemo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
So small 🥹🍄‍🟫 #mushrooms #mushroommonday #fungifriends
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Love it when nature visits me, this guy is very adorable #arachnid #spider
Small jumping spider on a black leather purse strap
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Compact fruticose lichen growing along Manana trail, Oahu #fungifriends
Light grey, coral shaped, branching lichen growing on red soil
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NRC @nrc.nl · 27/07/2026
Korstmossen zijn levensvormen die tot de verbeelding spreken. „En natuurlijk zijn ze ook gewoon mooi, door al die verschillende vormen en kleuren.”
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‘Korstmossen kunnen onder extreme omstandigheden overleven, dankzij hun onderlinge verbondenheid’
Ingeborg Klarenberg | ecoloog: Korstmossen zijn levensvormen die tot de verbeelding spreken. „En natuurlijk zijn ze ook gewoon mooi, door al die verschillende vormen en kleuren.”
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Slime mold, mold and a mushroom #fungifriends
A rotten log with clusters of slime mold (yellow spheres on black thin stalks), a single ochre mushroom cap, and white fuzzy mold covering some of the slime mold structures
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A very small mushroom next to a fallen coralberry flower (ardisia) #fungifriends
Small, almost translucent, white mushroom growing between lush green moss and next to a purple coral berry flower
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Wolf’s milk slime mold found near maunawili ditch trail #slimemold
Fruiting bodies of wolf’s milk slime mold - brown round cushions - growing on a log in the forest
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Bird crimes #birdsky
A common myna running off with a crumb while a pigeon looks on
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Clusters of Ceratiomyxa slime mold looking like little corals #slimemold
Clusters of white coral shaped or arbuscular slime mold sporangia growing on damp rotting wood
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Chocolate tube slime mold with a case of mold? #fungifriends
A cluster of fuzzy brown cigar shaped chocolate tube slimemold on thin silky stalks, partly covered in white fuzz
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Jen C Mars @jencmars.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I made some stickers because I have that power and so you can also have a nautilus friend jencmars.bigcartel.com/product/cham...
Photo of my hand holding a snazzy nautilus sticker perfectly sized for a water bottle or laptop cover
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Melissa Sue Stanley : Dragon Con Art Show 🌿✨🍄 @melissasuestanley.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Brunch with Baba Yaga 🌿✨🍹 Because bees have the best gossip and bloody marys are great in the garden. Prints, the original, and the drawing - comin' in hot to Gen Con!
Watercolor painting of a chicken standing in a thorny, grassy patch under a bright blue sky. On the chicken's back there is a small green hut with mouse skulls on sticks on either side of the door. On top of the hut is a mouse wearing a shawl, holding a tiny bloody mary, talking to a fat bumblebee. It's ... cute?
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A frosty bonnet #fungifriends
Small translucent mushroom (Mycena sp) with a lightly striate cap growing out out of forest debris
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Splitgill mushrooms! Very excited to meet these #fungifriends
A cluster of three tan splitgill mushrooms seen from below, as to focus on their distinctive gills, growing on a tree.
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Isopod feeding frenzy (very civilized) on a snow ear mushroom #fungifriends
A white translucent snow ear fungus with a lot of grey isopods eating it
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Geertje Geertsma 🍄 @geertje-geertsma.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
En dan is het zover ... eindelijk 🥂
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Earthling Cards @earthlingcards.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
My favorite #zombie #fungi find today :) #FungiFriends
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Brian in Detroit @kanoki.net · 29/06/2026
Alright #photosky I need to get off Google Photos. What are people using to host their photos these days? I'd prefer a ready-to-go solution but I'm not totally against self-hosted. What are the options out there? My number one requirement: absolutely no AI/LLM training or scraping
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Stemonitis slime mould, not quite yet in its chocolate tube phase. Found these along Aiea loop and am very excited, they’ve been on my wish list for a while! #slimemold
A light pink cluster of stemonitis sporangia growing on tree bark
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Miranda Jans @mmejans.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
A red-shouldered bug, beautiful eyes! #invertebrates
A black-ish bug, with bright red eyes and shoulders, photo a bit blurry as it was running from me
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Fungi First @fungifirst.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is what we mean when we say a fungus has a rosette or petaloid pattern! Look at this beautiful Linnemannia gamsii culture! 😍🌹🍄‍🟫🧫 #Mushrooms #FungiFriends
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