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beabernard.bsky.social
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Mushrooms! Bugs! Cats! Plants! Maybe some art at some point!
All photos are taken by me unless otherwise stated :)
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Looking very cute in the Christmas bow but also feeling very GRUMPO about it 😾
A tuxedo cat sitting on a coffee table with red Santa face pattern bell collar. The cat looks at the camera with her lip stuck on a tooth, giving her a perturbed expression The back of a tuxedo cat sitting on a table, with a red bow to the side of her collar
December 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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!!! we have the same model :D
A tuxedo cat with green eyes looks directly at the camera, whiskery eyebrows raised
August 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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I AM BEGGING PEOPLE TO BUY A JEWELERS LOUPE, TAKE OFF THE COVER, STRAP IT TO YOUR PHONE CAMERA WITHA THICC RUBBER BAND, BOOM!!! YOU HAVE A MACRO LENS GO FUCKING WILD
Close up of some really orange color lichen on a rock Chocolate tube slime, which looks like some pocky sticks clustered together except instead of chocolate on a pretzel it’s chocolate on a hair Gills of a mushroom, brown with a white marble pattern A funky little hover fly who decided to dress up as a bee
June 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Question for plant people. What is the function of the webby material on some Centaurea sp? Is it meant to trap and kill crawling bugs?

I’ve got aphids thriving on this thing, meanwhile I’ve found six minute pirate bugs dead and trapped in fuzz 🙃

#plants #botany #gardening #ecology #flowers
Fuzzy, bright green leaves of a centaurea montana plant make up most of the image. The leaves are wet with rain, and center image we can see some fuzzy, web like material around an emerging flower bud
June 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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A nice margined calligrapher fly from my last bug observation outing. One of my favorites to take pictures of since they’re usually quite tolerant of my phone hovering over them. Getting over a cold and hoping I’ll feel better enough tomorrow to go out again!

#entomology
A female margined calligrapher fly rests on a white aster flower with a yellow center. Its abdomen has an intricate yellow-black pattern, mimicking a wasp. Two delicate wings glitter in the sunlight, mostly transparent with thin threadlike veins standing out. The shape at the middle of the yellow stripes on her back resemble a calligrapher’s pen nib, which is how this species gets its name!
June 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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VOLUNTEERED REMOVING INVASIVE PLANTS! *overlapping party horn noises* AND GOT BLESSED BY THE MUSHROOM GODS WITH THIS FIRST-TIME-FOR-ME OBSERVATION!! *more overlapping party horn noises* ITS EYELASH CUPS!!! AAAAAA!!

#fungifriends #mycology #fungi
We are zoomed in on four bright orange “cups”, each with a dark margin that appears to have small, eyelash like hairs, hence the name. The cups are jelly like in texture and not perfectly round. Zoomed a little further out, we see another cluster of eyelash cups to the right of the photo, surrounded by bits of blurry lichen. On these tye dark margin is thicker and the eyelash structures are a little less prominent
May 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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I’m honestly sure if this is slime mold or something else entirely, but it was nice to find and look upon :)

#fungifriends
We are zoomed in on multiple round, white and powdery looking pompom structures on thin dark stalks. The structures are poking out of a piece of light brown tree bark found among some plant debris under a tree Still up close but zoomed out further. Small, round, white and powdery looking pompom structures on thin dark stalks dot the surface of a piece of tree bark. Still up close but zoomed out completely with just the 30x hand lens. Small, round, white and powdery looking pompom structures on thin dark stalks dot the surface of a piece of tree bark. Regular phone camera with no zoom assistance. Small, round, white and powdery looking pompom structures on thin dark stalks dot the surface of a piece of tree bark. The piece of bark is resting on some mossy grey stone with bits of plant debris scattered around
May 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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New-to-me garden visitor. A very tiny lady beetle found on the leaf of a thistle with a lot of aphid activity. #inaturalist suggested the genus psyllobora. Maybe Psyllobora vigintimaculata? If so that would be pretty cool!

#entomology
A close up of a tiny ladybird beetle in the middle of a fuzzy leaf. The beetle is facing the camera. It has two black eyes just out of focus at the center bottom of its head, almost touching the leaf. Its head is white with black dots forming a W shape. The elytra, or wing covers, are white and orange with nearly symmetrical black spots and blotches, some connected to each other. A close up of a tiny ladybird beetle in the middle of a fuzzy leaf. We are viewing it from a top down perspective which gives us a good view of the the elytra, or wing covers. They are white and orange with nearly symmetrical black spots and blotches, some connected to each other. A close up of a tiny ladybird beetle in the middle of a fuzzy leaf. Here we have a side view. You can just barely make out one side of its legs which are mostly tucked under its body. The pattern on its side is in clear view, one large black spot with seven smaller black spots on one wing cover. (Its possible the large spot is two spots squished together)
May 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Doing #caturday on Sunday cause there are no rules

Yzma has become much more comfortable with her harness and going outside! She loves conkcreet c:

#cats #catsky
May 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Favorite observation of the day! Inat suggested: Genus Stenodema 🪲
A long, light green insect hides behind a single blade of grass, peeking out from behind A long green insect with thin, stick like legs hides behind a single blade of grass A long insect sits on a finger. He has six legs and two antennae, and parallel brown stripes on the upper 1/3rd of his body
April 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Bing bap boom boom boom bop bam

The type of bug I see u wouldn’t understand 😎

#inaturalist #earthmonth #earthday #insects #bugs
A calligrapher fly resting on a green stem. He is a mimic and looks kind of like a bee with yellow stripes and two big compound eyes on top of his head. He gets his name from the pattern on his abdomen which looks like bit like a calligraphers pen nib in the center. Two flies, either fighting or in courtship. Or maybe just saying hello to each other? They have six dainty pale legs, a dark cylindrical abdomen, big red compound eyes, and elongated oval wings with a black and white stripe pattern. They are standing on top of a tombstone, and we are zoomed in so we can see faint individual crystals in the stone. A light green flatid plant hopper clinging to a stick. As the name suggests, he is flat and we are looking at him from the side. He is also mimicking a leaf or a green thorn perhaps, with his whole body the same uniform green color. His little eye with a tiny black dot at the center looks suspiciously at the camera, hoping I am not a bird who has seen through his clever disguise. An Eastern eyed click beetle, a beloved native to my area, is seen with its rear end tucked under the bark of a felled log it is resting on. She is depositing eggs. Her body has two main sections, black and covered in a mottled white pattern. On the upper half, she has two beautiful large black circles to trick predators into thinking they are seeing two big eyes. Despite looking a little scary, this species is docile and will play dead if you pick it up.
April 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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My hobby is bug right now. It used to be fungus. It still is fungus but bug is more interesting atm.

I just think its fun to find little critters and try to ID them with inat :)
Three overwinter ants with fancy little legs exploring near the center of a yellow flower A leaf beatle sits on a violet flower petal, looking over the side. He is shiny with itty bitty legs, two antennas that bend slightly forward like bunny ears, and a metallic shell over his back A calligrapher fly pollinating a dandelion. They have marking on their abdomen that look kind of like a calligraphers pen head up close A tiny leaf hopper resting on a lead with some dried brown parts. He is very sleek, fast, and aware of cameras from great distances
April 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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It’s #caturday again. Yzma has a new friend but she swears there’s something a little off about him.. can’t really place a paw on exactly why though…
Black and white tuxedo cat named Yzma sits in the window with her front legs around new friend, a fabric lucky cat that moves its tail when in the sun Black and white tuxedo cat named Yzma sits in the window staring off to the side with new friend, a fabric lucky cat that moves its tail when in the sun. What could he be looking at? Black and white tuxedo cat named Yzma sits in the window in a similar pose as new friend, a fabric lucky cat that moves its tail when in the sun. Maybe sitting the same way will give her answers as to why he has no cat smells? A big mystery.
April 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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#fungifriends, it’s cold today so I spent some time making a list for myself of crust fungi I might find tomorrow. I wanted to share since it’s never occurred to me to do this.. and it’s way easier to access and carry around than carrying my reference book! Hope this idea helps someone else too :)
A screen shot of a list from the apple reminders app. I made each species I hope to find a list item, and added its habitat and characteristics in the notes, as well as a sample picture of what the species could look like. I sometimes end up just wandering around the green space when I go out looking for fungi to make entries for on INaturalist, so I hoping this list will help me stay on track!
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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It’s #caturday so obligatory cat post. Yzma is hoping we get warm weather again soon so she can have more supervised balcony exploration time c:
A very cute tuxedo cat looks up at you while sitting on a light wood coffee table. She is slightly disappointed that it’s still cold and cloudy out A black and white tuxedo cat on a blue leash sits in a doorway. Inside or outside? She ponders. A tuxedo cat outside on a concrete balcony, she is safe with her leash and harness and human supervising her at all times.
March 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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#2025MMM
Hi I have no clue what this is but it’s way more delightful than most other things I’ve spent all day paying attention to!

Anyway I’m seeing a snake lizard thing, but I also saw ferns? I have cool fern pictures, am I doing this right? :D
Some sort of fern with its leaflets curled over revealing yellow spores with two dotted lines of dark red spores going down them. Some sort of fern with its leaflets curled over - these are even more curly than the last - revealing yellow spores with two dotted lines of dark red spores going down them. Also the terms I’m using are probably not the right science terms, I am not a scientist.
March 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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#Fungifriends, Can I pls see pictures of fungi you took at a national park out west? I’ve never been to any and with the way things are going, scared I may never get to see. Here are some of my favorite fungi finds from the eastern coast in exchange ❤️
A gymnopilus species growing out of a crevasse in rotting wood. The fruiting bodies are large and pale orange, stacked on top of each other. The caps kind of look like soft big burger buns on top. A mycena species (maybe? Could be wrong) photographed a few years ago in Pennsylvania. The mushrooms and slim, bright white, and appear to be marching up a moss covered log. Lentinus arcularius. This small tan and white mushroom has pores instead of gills, and is called the spring mushroom because it comes out in early spring. These were hidden in the grass on a small stick. Cerioporus squamosus, also called pheasant back, also called dryads saddle, lined up and growing out of a stump somewhere in Pennsylvania. They get their common names from the shape, and the pattern that looks a bit like a pheasants feathers. They’re also edible, though in my personal opinion not very tasty. They both smell and taste like watermelon rind! They’re a great beginner mushroom for foraging because of their distinct pattern, shape and smell. (Obligatory note: never eat something you’re not 100% confident identifying and never eat them raw)
March 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Yellow jelly texture fungi is probably my favorite kind to find 💛

#fungifriends #jellyfungi
Bright yellow jelly fungus growing on old wood with some moss 30x magnification close up of bright yellow jelly fungus clustered into a wrinkly ball, growing from dead wood Jelly consistency fungi growing in tiny disc shapes, magnified 30x Small wrinkly jelly fungi on a dead stick. They kind of look like tiny brains
March 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Some nice bumps on sticks I observed in the good weather today #fungifriends
Close up of a black crust fungi in round clusters, magnified 30x A close up of Endothia gyrosa on a piece of decaying wood dried out xylaria species growing out of rotting stump Brown crust fungi with a white fuzzy outer edge and brown center growing on dried out barkless wood
March 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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pls enjoy these pictures of precious bb all wrapped up and cozy on cat dads legs for your #caturday morning
At the center is a precious baby cat head, looking up at you curiously, surrounded by layers and layers of soft folded blanket, all resting on cat dads legs Very cute precious baby cat looks at you, she is very fashionable wrapped up in her blanket, almost like she is posing for her photoshoot modeling a jumbo turtleneck
February 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Hi #FungiFriends! It’s been super dry in NYC. We have been in a drought for so long 🥲 so for #fungifriday here are some brittle little beauties, Trametes Conchifer, the little nest polypore :)
A birds eye view of a piece of decomposing tree branch sitting atop moss, leaves, dirt, and other typical forest floor detritus. The branch has bark chipping in several places with small patches of moss and lichen. Most notably, there are several specimens of trametes conchifer present which look like tiny oyster shells. Most are circular to oval in shape, predominantly ivory in color, with a tan and dark brown concentric circle pattern, and a dark brown center. One single fruiting body of trametes conchifer rests between the fingers of your friendly fungi cat dad (me!). Up close, we see the detail of many concentric brown and tan circles creating a pattern with a dark spot in the middle. This image is taken at 30x magnification. The underside of one fruiting body of trametes conchifer. This species has irregular pores (instead of gills) that release spores. To the left of the pores, a brown ring outlines the base of the fruiting body where it would have been attached to the piece of wood it was growing on. Image taken at 30x magnification.
November 15, 2024 at 6:48 PM
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Yzma is here to join the judgement session
Black and white tuxedo cat peeking above a blanket, she stares off in distance with a twinkle in her eyes
November 14, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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Realizing I’ve replied to posts with my cat but haven’t made a post about my cat yet. HERE IS YZMA. She’s sweetie baby. Her favorite things are stick shaped toys and yelling for me to open the laundry closet so she can stare into the void!

#cats #tuxedocat
A black and white tuxedo cat curled up in a ball, sitting on their human’s lap. She (the cat) is looking up at you, wondering if you notice her whisker fireworks A torso shot of a black and white tuxedo cat sitting back and looking into the camera like a grandpa trying to take a selfie. She looks kinda teary eyed but she is okay, she just woke up from a nap Black and white Tuxedo cat relaxing on top of a AC unit, arms and legs sprawled out. She is relaxing next to her friend, a little solar powered Japanese cat loaf figure with a waggy tail. BLACK AND WHITE CAT LOAF, purest form of cat, looking up at you with big saucer eyes. She rests on a striped cyan exercise mat. Her loaf form is clearly 10/10
November 12, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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Mycena Meliigena are probably my most photographed #mushroom. they’re just so fun to find hiding in the moss on trees and each one looks like a nice tiny world for a a little bug to hang out in c:

#fungifriends
November 12, 2024 at 4:52 AM
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Hello this little spider was crawling on me at the cemetery yesterday. Are the bug and spider ID people here? Anyone know who this feller is? That is the corner of my jeans pocket :)
Close up of a very small, tan and brown spider on the hem of a pair of light washed jeans. The spider is facing away and has its front legs up in the air. A very small brown and tan spider crawling on the hem of a pair of light washed jeans
November 12, 2024 at 4:25 AM