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Brian
@spaltedwalnut.bsky.social
XXL Boomer, proud father, LGBTQ+ ally, software engineer, SIU Saluki, NFL Bears and NHL Hurricanes fan, genoano.

https://spalted-software.com/
Small green moth.
October 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Black walnuts and wild persimmons.
October 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
New resident anole in my curbside cactus garden.
September 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Another young copperhead at dusk.
September 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Mushrooms in the middle of the trail. Umstead State Park, NC.
September 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Harvey in the morning sun.
September 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Fresh batch. Flash photo.

#bloomscrolling
August 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A couple of pictures for my #fungifriends.
August 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A bunch of Hurricane Lily blooms three weeks later.

#bloomscrolling
August 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A large #cicada. Not as colorful as some we see here in Raleigh, NC, but the largest I've seen. I'm sorry I did not add an item for scale.
August 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A Tulip Tree Silk #moth #caterpillar. I found this one in a puddle after a hard rain.
August 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A young #prayingmantis on a #cactus.
August 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
T+39 days.
July 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Hurricane Lily

First bloom of the season.

#flower
July 24, 2025 at 4:14 AM
T+33 days.
July 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Two #bees on one #flower in the roadside garden of a distant neighbor.
July 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Late bloom on an Eastern Prickly-Pair "Carolina Cactus" in my front yard.
#cactusflower #succulent
July 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
T+19 days.
July 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
At T+16 days, we get some growth on the #mushrooms and a bonus #beetle.
July 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
A box #turtle and a trapdoor #spider.

I don't think I've seen this kind of spider in Raleigh before. Its body is around an inch long. It was not shy, and moved fast.
July 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ten days after the first picture.
June 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Eastern Copperhead

Young snake, about 15 inches long, found on the path down from Sertoma Art Center to the Shelley lake bridge this morning.

#herps #snakes
June 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Grape Leaffolder Moth
(unverified research by a layman)
#moths
June 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
By the sidewalk it stands, visually strikin'
A neighborhood tree that is covered in #lichen.
:-p
June 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Next day follow-up to show all of the young ones.
June 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM