It was Confucius, I believe, who said ‘Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it’. Well, today, on the last day of my #7DaysofWildChristmas challenge and the last day of 2018, I bring you incontrovertible proof that beauty can be found anywhere. And I’m fairly positive not many people would have spotted this particular piece of gorgeousness.
Can you guess what it is?
Need a clue? I was walking through the meadows at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park when I spotted this in the grass.
It’s … mould growing on rabbit pooh! I presume the liquid droplets are dew rather than something that’s been produced by the mould … or the pooh, but I may be wrong about that. I think you will agree, however, that this is truly a beautiful thing to behold.
Love it! Bet there are even fewer people that would have got down to that level to get a macro shot of it ….!!
Thanks and, yes, I’m sure you’re quite right. 🙂
Pilobolus fungi? I’ve heard of such species shoot spores as fast as a bullet, to get them far from the poop so that ungulates will ingest (with grass) to continue the process.
Beautiful shots!! I think we are both hopeless mycophiles. 😀
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, Shannon! One of my friends, who’s quite good at IDing fungi, thinks:’It is a Phycomycete and could either be a Mucor species or a Phycomyces species.’
Mycophile and proud! 🙂
More precious than jewels simply because it is so fleeting. How lovely that you saw it.
It made my day. 🙂
Love it!
🙂