Rob Yaxley
@robyaxley.bsky.social
Naturalist: lichens, moths, beetles, bugs and anything else that catches my eye. “What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.”
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And finally the last articles in the 2025 NNNS Transactions are wildlife reports covering Moths @norfolkmoths.bsky.social , Bryophytes (Mary Ghullam & Julia Masson), Lichens @robyaxley.bsky.social and Fungi (Dr Tony Leech). Do have a good read and we hope there is something of interest for all! 13/x
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
And finally the last articles in the 2025 NNNS Transactions are wildlife reports covering Moths @norfolkmoths.bsky.social , Bryophytes (Mary Ghullam & Julia Masson), Lichens @robyaxley.bsky.social and Fungi (Dr Tony Leech). Do have a good read and we hope there is something of interest for all! 13/x
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NNNS have long been associated with Blakeney Point, including a special edition for its centenery as a NT reserve (norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/wp-conten...). Transactions articles 5 & 6 describe changes to its flowering plants (by Richard Porter) and lichen flora (by @robyaxley.bsky.social) 6/x
February 13, 2026 at 9:16 PM
NNNS have long been associated with Blakeney Point, including a special edition for its centenery as a NT reserve (norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/wp-conten...). Transactions articles 5 & 6 describe changes to its flowering plants (by Richard Porter) and lichen flora (by @robyaxley.bsky.social) 6/x
Are you not a swede fan?
February 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Are you not a swede fan?
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The weather is pretty horrible but this Natterer's bat is cozy. 🦇 More hibernation checks this weekend.
February 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The weather is pretty horrible but this Natterer's bat is cozy. 🦇 More hibernation checks this weekend.
Hi George @ilichenmoss2.bsky.social any idea what this might be on Metzgeria furcata? 🙏
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Hi George @ilichenmoss2.bsky.social any idea what this might be on Metzgeria furcata? 🙏
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February 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
We are hiring a benthic ecologist at the researcher or senior researcher level 🧪🌍🦑
The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources is an excellent place to work, with friendly colleagues, support, and teaching opportunities.
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The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources is an excellent place to work, with friendly colleagues, support, and teaching opportunities.
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So we now have Coniocarpon cinnabarinum, Reichlingia anombrophila and Graphis inustuloides all at the same site, like a western woodland! Crazy.
February 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
So we now have Coniocarpon cinnabarinum, Reichlingia anombrophila and Graphis inustuloides all at the same site, like a western woodland! Crazy.
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Good find.
Strangely enough, I just looked at a specimen from Knapdale, west coast of Scotland, and it was Graphis inustuloides, Graphina anguina as was. #LichenGBI
Strangely enough, I just looked at a specimen from Knapdale, west coast of Scotland, and it was Graphis inustuloides, Graphina anguina as was. #LichenGBI
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Good find.
Strangely enough, I just looked at a specimen from Knapdale, west coast of Scotland, and it was Graphis inustuloides, Graphina anguina as was. #LichenGBI
Strangely enough, I just looked at a specimen from Knapdale, west coast of Scotland, and it was Graphis inustuloides, Graphina anguina as was. #LichenGBI
This script lichen on smooth bark looked interesting, but I didn’t expect these enormous multicelled spores. So this is Graphina anguina, another western species that shouldn’t be in Norfolk…
February 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
This script lichen on smooth bark looked interesting, but I didn’t expect these enormous multicelled spores. So this is Graphina anguina, another western species that shouldn’t be in Norfolk…
Enterographa crassa is a woodland lichen that forms extensive patches on tree trunks. I think it looks better wet than dry.
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Enterographa crassa is a woodland lichen that forms extensive patches on tree trunks. I think it looks better wet than dry.
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Just published... Phyllocnistis triandricola
(Almond Willow Maze-miner) New UK at Surlingham, Norfolk 14/08/2025 by Seb Buckton (Gen. Det. P. Hall, R. Voith) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
(Almond Willow Maze-miner) New UK at Surlingham, Norfolk 14/08/2025 by Seb Buckton (Gen. Det. P. Hall, R. Voith) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
February 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Just published... Phyllocnistis triandricola
(Almond Willow Maze-miner) New UK at Surlingham, Norfolk 14/08/2025 by Seb Buckton (Gen. Det. P. Hall, R. Voith) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
(Almond Willow Maze-miner) New UK at Surlingham, Norfolk 14/08/2025 by Seb Buckton (Gen. Det. P. Hall, R. Voith) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
Also this arthonioid species which I think is Reichlingia anombrophila. Appearance and spores look right.
February 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Also this arthonioid species which I think is Reichlingia anombrophila. Appearance and spores look right.
A few lichen things from a damp wander round the old trees in Felbrigg Park today. Coniocarpon cinnabarinum, Pyrrhospora quernea, Diarthonis spadicea and Cresponea premnea. The Diarthonis looks much better wet than it does dry!
February 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A few lichen things from a damp wander round the old trees in Felbrigg Park today. Coniocarpon cinnabarinum, Pyrrhospora quernea, Diarthonis spadicea and Cresponea premnea. The Diarthonis looks much better wet than it does dry!
Just for your amusement. Spores of lichen Amandinea punctata from a stone wall, fungus Hysterium angustatum from a sycamore trunk, and sickle-shaped conidia of script lichen Opegrapha vulgata from oak bark. Such features are important in identifying these inconspicuous gems.
February 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Just for your amusement. Spores of lichen Amandinea punctata from a stone wall, fungus Hysterium angustatum from a sycamore trunk, and sickle-shaped conidia of script lichen Opegrapha vulgata from oak bark. Such features are important in identifying these inconspicuous gems.
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More harvestman line drawings completed. Leiobunum species have such long legs that I didn't even try and fit them on the page.
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
More harvestman line drawings completed. Leiobunum species have such long legs that I didn't even try and fit them on the page.
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A reminder for members & those with a particular interest in lichens, that there is an NNNS walk at Houghton Hall on Sunday 8th Feb @10:30, led by county lichen recorder
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Park in the main car park, PE31 6TY. For full event details: norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/events-pa...
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Park in the main car park, PE31 6TY. For full event details: norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/events-pa...
February 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
A reminder for members & those with a particular interest in lichens, that there is an NNNS walk at Houghton Hall on Sunday 8th Feb @10:30, led by county lichen recorder
@robyaxley.bsky.social
Park in the main car park, PE31 6TY. For full event details: norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/events-pa...
@robyaxley.bsky.social
Park in the main car park, PE31 6TY. For full event details: norfolknaturalists.org.uk/wp/events-pa...
All down to Steve L…but yes!
February 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
All down to Steve L…but yes!
Under some damp bark of a fallen poplar was this Hololepta plana, a curiously vertically challenged beetle.
February 5, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Under some damp bark of a fallen poplar was this Hololepta plana, a curiously vertically challenged beetle.
Something instinctively told me that beavers were in the area. My mammal field skills were not tested.
February 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Something instinctively told me that beavers were in the area. My mammal field skills were not tested.
Scytinium gelatinosum (I think) from the @britishlichensociety.org.uk trip to Carlisle cemetery at the weekend.
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Scytinium gelatinosum (I think) from the @britishlichensociety.org.uk trip to Carlisle cemetery at the weekend.
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reading about organisms that aren’t your specialty is like
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
February 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
reading about organisms that aren’t your specialty is like
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
That’s a good idea! Not sure my DIY skills are all that, but I might have an existing implement I can adapt for the purpose.
February 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
That’s a good idea! Not sure my DIY skills are all that, but I might have an existing implement I can adapt for the purpose.
A couple of alula feathers from a dead woodcock I found. I don’t know who discovered it, but they make excellent brushes for manipulating insect scales when dissecting. I am planning to mount one on a small wooden handle. Might be good for cleaning lichen specimens too.
February 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A couple of alula feathers from a dead woodcock I found. I don’t know who discovered it, but they make excellent brushes for manipulating insect scales when dissecting. I am planning to mount one on a small wooden handle. Might be good for cleaning lichen specimens too.