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Laten
@latensea.bsky.social
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Macro photographer, artist, and horticulturist of 15 years. Devoted to fungi and all things #ForestFloor! 🍄🌱
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Laten @latensea.bsky.social · Dec 31
I'm liken this lichen #fungifriends #forestfloor #naturephotography #lichen
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dannygibson.bsky.social
Nice little group of Mycena stipata on an old fence post #mycology #fungifriends #fungi #mushrooms #nature
February 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
latensea.bsky.social
Oh to be a tiny isopod basking in the sunlight after a morning shower...😌
#Nature #Photography #Macro #isopods #thelittlethings
Macro photograph of a terrestrial isopod covered in moisture droplets crawling across weathered wood and moss. The entomology subject displays a segmented exoskeleton with seven visible tergite plates in translucent grayish-tan coloration. Tiny spherical water beads cling to the dorsal surface, refracting light. Multiple jointed legs with pale tips grip the textured substrate. Small yellow moss sporophytes emerge from the surface beside the crustacean. Extremely shallow depth of field renders background into soft blue-gray and warm brown tones.
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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A Vestal for #MothFaceFriday.

#teammoth #mothsmatter #moths
Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria).
October 3, 2025 at 5:11 AM
latensea.bsky.social
I hope you're having a nice weekend! Here's some Oregon Grapes 👍
#Nature #Photography #MacroPhotography #thelittlethings
Macro photograph of Oregon grape berries (Mahonia aquifolium) clustered together on vibrant green moss. The botany subject displays five deep blue-purple drupes covered in powdery white bloom, a natural waxy coating protecting the fruit. Each spherical berry shows a prominent brown dried flower remnant at the apex. The fruits rest against copper-toned pinnate leaves with visible venation. Soft bokeh background blurs into warm peachy tones and muted greens, isolating the cluster in sharp focus.
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
latensea.bsky.social
Here's the cutest mushroom I've found all week for #FungiFriday ! 🍄
#Fungi #FungiFriends #Nature #Photography #MacroPhotography
Photograph of a small golden-yellow mushroom with a smooth, rounded bell-shaped cap growing from dark decaying wood. The mycology specimen displays a cylindrical stipe with vertical striations and slightly pitted surface texture. The cap shows a glossy, dimpled appearance with fine water droplets clinging to its surface. Behind the mushroom, bright turquoise moss capsules on thin brown setae create a striking color contrast. The fruiting body emerges from fragmented bark and wood debris on the forest floor.
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Mycena "sp-AZ03" that Scott Ostuni spotted near Fox Mountain, Colorado last year. I just got a sequence of it back from Mycota Lab. This probably undescribed species currently only known from Colorado and Arizona.

iNat 235426392 / MO 556415

#fungi #mycena #mushrooms #fungifriends
August 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
latensea.bsky.social
Sometimes lichens look so hypnotizing. I can stare at this one all day!
#Lichen #FungiFriends #Nature #Photography #MacroPhotography
Photograph of a large foliose lichen thallus displaying intricate rosette growth pattern on dark asphalt. The lichenology specimen shows deeply lobed pale greenish-tan foliage with wavy, ruffled margins radiating from the center. The surface texture varies from smooth at the outer edges to densely clustered with reproductive structures (apothecia or soredia) toward the interior, creating a granular appearance. Individual lobes overlap and curl, forming a layered three-dimensional structure across the roughly circular colony.
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
latensea.bsky.social
This robber fly took a break from hunting and let me get a nice portrait shot!
#Nature #Photography #Macro #Insects
Black and white macro photograph of a robber fly (Pogonosoma genus) in frontal view, facing the camera directly. The entomology subject displays massive compound eyes dominating the head, with thousands of tiny hexagonal facets visible across their dark surface. Dense silvery-white bristles form a prominent facial beard between the eyes and around the proboscis. Long segmented legs extend downward, covered in dark spines and setae. Shallow depth of field renders the thorax and background into soft gray blur.
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
latensea.bsky.social
What's the weirdest fungi you've found recently? 🍄
#Fungi #ForestFloor #Nature #Photography #MacroPhotography
Macro photograph of an orange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia) displaying its distinctive cup-shaped fruiting body on charred wood. The mycology specimen shows a vibrant golden-orange interior with a smooth, bowl-like depression collecting moisture droplets. The outer surface appears slightly paler and textured. The fungus rests among bark fragments and bright chartreuse moss growth on blackened burned timber. Shallow depth of field blurs surrounding forest debris into soft greens and browns.
November 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
latensea.bsky.social
A beautiful pacific chorus frog 🐸
#ForestFloor #Nature #Photography #Macro #herpetology
Photograph of a Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) perched on weathered bark in profile view. The herpetology subject displays vibrant lime-green skin with a granular texture across its back and limbs. A distinctive dark brown eye stripe runs horizontally through the large golden eye with a black pupil. The frog's throat shows pale cream coloring, and its toes grip the textured substrate with visible adhesive toe pads. Shallow depth of field blurs the background into soft grays and blacks.
October 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
latensea.bsky.social
This moss kind of looks like tiny cactus!
#Moss #ForestFloor #Nature #Photography #MacroPhotography
Macro photograph of a moss sporophyte displaying golden-yellow capsules topped with pale, wispy calyptra remnants. The bryology specimen shows multiple spore-bearing structures arranged vertically along slender brown setae stems. Delicate white threadlike fragments curl outward from the capsule tips, creating a feathery crown effect. The moss gametophyte base appears as a blurred green-brown mass below. Warm golden bokeh background suggests late afternoon sunlight illuminating the subject.
October 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Look. At. Him.

Look at him!!!!
A teeny tiny brown spotted toadlet sits on a lily pad. Its eyes are so large and it is so small. It's nose is very pointy.
October 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
latensea.bsky.social
Found a spider in my office, good excuse to take a photography break!
#ForestFloor #Nature #Photography #Macro #Arachnids
Macro photograph of a Platnick's cobweb spider (Platnickina genus). The entomology subject displays a dark brown to black rounded abdomen with distinctive banded legs showing alternating tan and black segments. Eight spindly legs extend outward in characteristic theridiid posture, with one rear leg notably elongated. The arachnid's compact cephalothorax connects to its bulbous abdomen. Soft teal-blue bokeh background fades to black on the left side.
October 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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An adult lilly pilly leaf beetle, Paropsides calypso.

#macrophotography #macro #nature #insect #beetle #lillypillyleafbeetle #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia #insecteyeappreciation
An adult lilly pilly leaf beetle, Paropsides calypso, on a red lilly pilly leaf.
October 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
latensea.bsky.social
The white bumpy spots on some succulents are called tubercles!
#Succulents #ForestFloor #Nature #Photography #Macro
Macro photograph of an aloe succulent showing new growth emerging from the center rosette. Three bright lime-green leaves unfurl upward with pointed tips transitioning to reddish-brown. The botany specimen displays characteristic white tubercles arranged in neat rows along each leaf surface, creating a spotted pattern. Fleshy triangular leaves curve inward with serrated edges. Mature mottled green and gray leaves frame the fresh growth in soft focus against a black background.
October 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria) North Antrim - June 2025. Quite a common moth, but always impressive. #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
latensea.bsky.social
Sometimes the smallest flowers demand the closest look.
#ForestFloor #Nature #Photography #MacroPhotography #Flowers #bloomscrolling
Macro photograph of a delicate white wildflower bloom in the Brassicaceae family, showing multiple tiny four-petaled flowers arranged along a vertical stem. The botany specimen displays translucent white petals with bright yellow stamens and anthers at the center of each bloom. Round unopened buds cluster below the open flowers in varying shades of olive green and brown. Soft bokeh background blurs into warm peachy and cool blue tones.
October 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Broad-nosed weevil, Costa Rica. Weevils always make interesting subjects, and those in this subfamily (Entiminae) are often beautifully colored, like this one that looks like it's covered in candy sprinkles (zoom in on the face in particular).
A macro photo looking down at a colorful weevil atop a green leaf. The weevil has a stippled texture and black base color, with three lime-green, rough-edged stripes running down the thorax and wing covers over the abdomen. The legs are purplish-pink, and the top of the snout is covered in tiny scales, colored pink, purple, green, yellow and orange, like candy sprinkles.
June 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
latensea.bsky.social
Found this beauty growing through the moss this morning. That golden glow in the filtered light was absolutely perfect.
#Fungi #ForestFloor #Nature #Photography #MacroPhotography
Macro photograph of a golden chanterelle mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius) displaying its distinctive vase-shaped fruiting body with deep, forked gill-like ridges running vertically down the underside. The mycology specimen shows vibrant apricot-orange coloration with tightly packed false gills creating a fan-like texture. The cap curves outward in an irregular, wavy margin while the stipe narrows at the moss-covered base. Bokeh background shows soft blue and green forest tones.
October 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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gregsmith.au
The larva of a lilly pilly leaf beetle, Paropsides calypso. Its purple and green colouring blends perfectly with the leaves of its host plant.

#macrophotography #macro #nature #insect #larva #beetle #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia
The larva of a lilly pilly leaf beetle, Paropsides calypso, on a lilly pilly leaf.
October 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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mush-photos.bsky.social
Water droplets cling to the stipe of this beautiful purple Violet Cort (Cortinarius violaceus)

📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/13, ISO 400
Stack of 15 images
10/23/24
Northern Oregon Coast

#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms

🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫
A purple mushroom with water droplets on its stipe grows in bright green moss. The stipe appears fibrous, and the cap is roughly textured. Orange frilly material hangs off of the edge of the cap. Tiny fibers stick out off of the stipe near the cap.
August 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
latensea.bsky.social
Made a little friend this afternoon. He looked so cozy under all that fluff!
#ForestFloor #Nature #Photography #Macro #Insects
Macro photograph of a vestal tiger moth (Spilosoma vestalis) resting on weathered wood, captured from a low angle perspective. The entomology subject displays delicate white wings with fine hair-like scales coating the wing surfaces and body. Distinctive bipectinate feathery antennae extend from the head, showing comb-like structures on both sides. Pale green legs grip the textured bark surface covered in moss and lichen. Black background isolates the moth's ethereal white appearance.
October 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Purple jellydisc, it’s the season of colorful fungi.
#fungifriends
Purple fungi shaped like tongues on a tree stump.
October 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
latensea.bsky.social
Today is national Mushroom Day so here's the biggest mushroom I've found all year!! 🍄 #Mushroom
#ForestFloor #Nature #Photography
Photograph of a large oak mazegill bracket fungus (Fomitopsis quercina) growing from decaying wood in winter. The mycology specimen displays a wide fan-shaped fruiting body with a distinctive tan to golden-brown pore surface covered in intricate maze-like ridges and channels. The bracket extends horizontally from dark weathered bark dusted with snow. Deep labyrinthine patterns create a textured underside characteristic of the Fomitopsis genus. Green ivy leaves emerge from the forest floor below, while bare winter trees and overcast sky fill the background.
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
latensea.bsky.social
Every morning I go on a walk and flip logs just to see the isopods.
#ForestFloor #Nature #Photography #Macro #isopods
Macro photograph of a woodlouse, likely Armadillidium vulgare, crawling across the dark, decaying surface of a fallen log. Its segmented exoskeleton forms a chain of overlapping plates, each edged in pale cream and shaded with subtle browns and grays. The fine texture of its armored body contrasts with the coarse, splintered wood beneath it, a habitat rich with fungal threads and detritus studied in entomology and soil ecology. The soft lighting reveals the isopod’s delicate legs and antennae as it explores the moist crevices of its microhabitat.
October 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM