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Danny
@dannygibson.bsky.social
Natural History Photographer, rock drummer, moths, fungi, entomology and science driven conservation. Amateur mycology and microscopy.

Book nerd: Fantasy, nature, physics, biology, mycology, military history and too many more.
A nice Mycenae mushroom growing on pine cones #mushrooms #mushroom #fungi #mycology
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Spinellus fusiger on Mycena sp. mushrooms - delighted to actually get images of this mycoparasite both on the host and under the microscope #fungi #mushroom #mycology #fungus #fungifriends #microscopy
November 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
A nice little Sanderling on the shore, Holme, Northern Norfolk

#nature #birds #photography #autumn
October 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A nice Agaricus crocodilinus in a local grassland park. Also featured are spores showing 9+um size #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #mushrooms
September 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It's nice when your target moth shows up - a nicely marked Valerian Pug, quite rare in these parts #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth
June 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Always great to see the Elephant hawk-moths turn up

#moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #lepidoptera #insects
May 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A nice Sallow Kitten to cheer up otherwise disappointing moth traps of late. Warm days and cold nights here!

#teammoth #moths #ukmoths #lepidoptera
May 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Carabus granulatus ground beetles, one of my absolute favorite

#beetles #insects #coleoptera #spring #macrophotography
April 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Black Laceweaver spider from the garden. 17 shot stack on the R7, Sigma 105mm, Raynox 250, Popeshield Diffuser system and Godox V1

#macrophotography #naturephotography #arachnids #nature #wildlife #photography
April 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
A nice male Emperor moth on the local peat bog

#moths #teammoth #lepidoptera #insects #mothsmatter #moth
April 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Uncovered this Dark Arches larva in a clump of grass growing on my driveway - nice to see the caterpillar of this species for the first time

#moths #teammoth #mothsmatter #lepidoptera #macrophotography #insects
April 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Twin spotted Quaker - great to see the first of the year of these attractive moths

#moths #mothsmatter ##lepidoptera #macrophotography #insects #photography
March 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Spring has truly sprung here - the pear bog water boils and growls with the frogs activities. So good to see! #spring #amphibian #photography #nature #wildlife #canon
March 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A beautiful Early Thorn moth, signs that spring and nothing season is almost here. Also a superb leaf mimic! A 27 photography focus stack:

#moths #teammoth #lepidoptera #spring #photography #macrophotography
March 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Beetle larvae on Auricularia auricula-judae, a 30 image focus stack #fungi #fungifriends #mycology #mushroom
February 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Nice little group of Mycena stipata on an old fence post #mycology #fungifriends #fungi #mushrooms #nature
February 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It might be dull and cold, but the moths are on the wing finally. This is one of two fine Dotted Borders from Oxford Island NNR

#lepidoptera #moths #teammoth #mothsmatter #macrophotography #photography
February 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A selection of freshwater diatoms from a peat bog water sample. Photographed at 400x, using Omax microscope and camera system #microscopy #microorganisms #algae #diatom #citizenscience
February 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A fine looking Chondrostereum purpureum, wonderful textures #fungi #fungifriends #mycology #fungus
February 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Nice to see the snowdrops finely appear here

#wildflowers #nature #photography ##naturephotography
February 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A Copepod with egg sacs, 40x magnification, and photographed with Canon R7 on the microscope from a local stream water sample

#microscopy #microscope #crustacean #photography
February 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Lots of Oysters today, heartening to see that this crop survived the storm and has multiplied! #fungifriends #fungi #mushroom #mycology
February 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A delightful little fungi, common but vastly overlooked on my local sites, Xylaria carpophila growing on beech nut cases #fungifriends #fungi #mycology
January 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Can any mycology peeps help identify this for me? I have assumed Xylaria sp. but the green colour is confusing. Growing alongside Green Elf Cup on debating wood of unknown species, Northern Ireland.
January 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
3 for 1 in this shot: a springtail, an unknown larva, and the fabulous Green Elf Cup fungi

Canon R7
Sigma 105mm
Godox V1 Speedlite
Popeshield Diffuser System
Raynox DRC-250

#fungi #mushroom #fungifriends #mycology #fungus
January 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM