A fungus - Nectria peziza
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A fungus - Nectria peziza
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 16 Oct 2008
From a distance, this looks like an orange patch on wood, but a closer look reveals that it is a scattering of tiny orange globes that are no more than half a millimetre across, but still clearly visible to the naked eye. Each globe has a tiny dark dot at the top, where it has an opening. These fruiting bodies are globular, but can collapse into a cup shape when dry. Compare another common Nectria species: Image The example shown in this photograph was growing on the trunk of a tree that stands beside a footpath.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.983002
Longitude
-4.565161