 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) with fruits of beautyberry in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) carrying fruits of beautyberry in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Yaupon berries cut by Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) with yaupon leaves in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) carrying yaupon leaves in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Masses of Yaupon berries collected by Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Nest of Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 6, 2022
 Highway of Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 6, 2022
 Burrow of a nest of Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 6, 2022
 Burrow of harvester ants on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Harvester ants with plant seeds on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Close-up of Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) with leaves of Yaupon holly in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 6, 2022
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) carrying leaves of Yaupon holly in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 6, 2022
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) with leaves and berries of Yaupon holly in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 6, 2022
 Harvester ants carrying plant seeds on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Sand mounds of Texas leaf cutting ants Atta texana at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 4, 2020
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) excavating sand on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2020
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) carrying sand bits on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2020
 Green leaves of Yaupon holly collected by Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) under oaks on Lake Somerville Trailway in area of Newman Bottom near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 2, 2021
 Orange sand from a Texas leaf cutting ant burrow in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Leaf cutter ants highway with berries and leaves of Yaupon holly in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Woolly growth (gall) on a dry oak leaf in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Small Deconica mushrooms on a side of sandy road in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 14, 2018
 Orange woolly growth (gall) on a fallen oak leaf in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Texas leaf cutting ant (Atta texana) on a sand mound on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2020
 Some small bright brown mushrooms on sandy soil in burned area in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Flowers of heartleaf sandmat spurge Euphorbia cordifolia on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Red berries and leaves of Yaupon holly cut by ants in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Underside of some small bright brown mushrooms on sandy soil in burned area in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Lace cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii) with a mound of fire ants in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Raspberry slime mold (Tubifera ferruginosa) found on sandy ground in a burned forest on Lost Pines Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 14, 2019
 Dissected raspberry slime mold (Tubifera ferruginosa) found on sandy ground in a burned forest on Lost Pines Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 14, 2019
 Tiger s Eye mushrooms Coltricia focicola (C. perennis group) on sandy soil with burned pine bark in a sparse forest in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Palafoxia rosea(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Palafoxia hookeriana in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Palafoxia hookeriana in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Flower of Palafoxia hookeriana in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Blooming Palafoxia hookeriana in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Red milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Flower of Palafoxia hookeriana in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Wild buckwheat (Eriogonum annuum) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Purple flower of Palafoxia hookeriana in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Silver bluestem (Bothriochloa laguroides) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Berries of sumac Rhus lanceolata in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Groundsel bush (seepwillow, Baccharis halimifolia) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Pickering s dawnflower (Stylisma pickeringii var. pattersonii) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Blooming wild buckwheat (Eriogonum annuum) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Seeds of bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Grass of bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Western rough goldenrod (Solidago radula) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 White flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Flower of plateau false foxglove (Agalinis edwardsiana) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Edward s Plateau false foxglove (Agalinis edwardsiana) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Close up of seeds of bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Seeds of grass bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Fragrant cudweed (sweet everlasting, Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Sandy creek in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Sandy area in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, July 28, 2018
 Sandy creek in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 12, 2012
 Brown sandy soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Dark fibrecap (Inocybe) mushrooms on a trodden path in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Fruits of blackberry in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 A nest of leaf-cutting ants with green and black fruits of evening primrose (Oenothera)(?) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
 A sandy creek near Harmon Road in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 5, 2013
 Close up of flower of plateau false foxglove (Agalinis edwardsiana) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Rosette lichen (Physcia) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Aspicilia(?) lichen on a sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Spores (in KOH) of dark Inocybe mushrooms from a trodden path, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Sandy spot on Roosevelt s Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 5, 2013
 Sandy creek near Scenic Overlook Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Unripe green and black fruits of evening primrose (Oenothera)(?) collected by leaf-cutting ants at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 20, 2022
 Spikelets of split bluestem grass (feather beardgrass, Andropogon ternarius) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 White flowers of wild buckwheat (Yerba colorado, Eriogonum annuum) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Lichen Diploschistes actinostomus on a sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Fluffy white seeds of groundsel bush (seepwillow, Baccharis halimifolia) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Ruffle lichen (Parmotrema) on a sandstone bench near Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Small dark brown fibrecap (Inocybe) mushrooms on a trodden path in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Fluffy seeds of split bluestem grass (feather beardgrass, Andropogon ternarius) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Fluffy seeds of split bluestem grass (feather beardgrass, Andropogon ternarius) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Yellow cobblestone lichen Acarospora socialis on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma fimbriatum(?) near a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
 Peat mold fungus (Chromelosporium fulvum)(?) on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
 Faded yellow cobblestone lichen Acarospora socialis on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Asci of cup mushrooms Sphaerosporella brunnea under a microscope with x40 objective on a trodden path, mixed with old ash, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Orangish cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil with charcoal in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Orange fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil of burnt site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Close-up of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil of burnt site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Blue flowers of smallflower milkvetch (turkeypeas, Astragalus nuttallianus) on a sandy road in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 17, 2018
 Asci with spores of cup mushrooms Sphaerosporella brunnea under a microscope with x40 objective on a trodden path, mixed with old ash, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Orangish cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil of burnt site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Cross section of brown cup fungus Peziza ammophila in a roadside depression on sandy soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Rustweed (juniper leaf, Polypremum procumbens) on a site of a recent burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Asci and paraphyses of cup mushrooms Sphaerosporella brunnea under a microscope with x100 objective on a trodden path, mixed with old ash, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Turf bell mushrooms (Galerina graminea)(?) in sandy soil near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
 Orange cups of fire fungus Anthracobia melaloma on sandy soil after a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
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