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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

King Alfred's cake


Found in Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve, Geraldine, New Zealand, on a tree that had fallen over.
This is perhaps a damaged specimen of Daldinia concentrica, what is often commonly called "coal fungus". You can see why...

A happy little hover fly

Sometimes called flower flies, these insects are in the family Syrphidae.
Adults feed mainly on nectar and pollen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Hover-flies