 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
 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
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) with fruits on a sandy path in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 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
 Leaf cutter ants highway with berries and leaves of Yaupon holly in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 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
 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
 Red berries and leaves of Yaupon holly cut by ants in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 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
 Highway of Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 6, 2022
 Nest 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
 Orange sand from a Texas leaf cutting ant burrow 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
 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
 Harvester ants carrying plant seeds on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Masses of tiny white cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica on underside of a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Woolly growth (gall) on a dry oak leaf in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 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
 Berries of sumac Rhus lanceolata in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Lace cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii) with a mound of fire ants in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Some insect larvae(?) under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Sprout of yaupon holly(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 12, 2012
 Recently burnt pine forest in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Conifer mazegill mushrooms from a dry pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 White mycelium of a fungus under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Fungus Chromelosporium carneum under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Phellinus polypore mushroom on a fallen oak in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Close up of resupinate polypore mushroom under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Some white resupinate polypore mushroom under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Details of fungus Chromelosporium carneum under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Amaurodon viridis and other corticioid fungus under a fallen oak in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Close up of Phellinus polypore mushroom on a fallen oak in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Corticioid fungus Amaurodon viridis under a fallen oak in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Close up of a puffball mushroom Lycoperdon marginatum in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Highway of leaf-cutting ants surrounded by cut leaves of Yaupon holly at Lake Somerville Trailway under oaks near Flag Pond, near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 8, 2023
 Puffball mushrooms Lycoperdon marginatum in a burnt forest in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Thick brown woolly fungus or may be some substance under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Rusty gilled polypore mushroom Gloeophyllum sepiarium in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Elastic fungus Wrightoporia avellanea on a rotten pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Tiny yellow slime mold (Mycetozoa) under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Brown resupinate polypore mushroom under a fallen pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Corticioid tooth fungus (Hydnaceae) on a fallen pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Earthfan mushrooms (Thelephora terrestris) near a burned pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 White fuzzy resupinate polypore mushroom under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Large highway of leaf-cutting ants surrounded by cut leaves of Yaupon holly at Lake Somerville Trailway under oaks near Flag Pond, near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 8, 2023
 Close up of corticioid tooth fungus (Hydnaceae) on a fallen pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Texture of brown resupinate polypore mushroom under a fallen pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Fungus Pyronema omphalodes in an ash pit left from a recently burnt pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Pyronema omphalodes mushrooms in an ash pit left from a recently burnt pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Stretched elastic fungus Wrightoporia avellanea on a rotten pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Some fuzzy white and orange corticioid mushrooms on pine bark under a log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Cap of rusty gilled polypore mushroom Gloeophyllum sepiarium on a dry pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Orange corticioid fungus Crustoderma dryinum on pine bark under a log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Ceriporia tarda under a thick pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Close up of tiny yellow slime mold (Mycetozoa) under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Masses of stalked puffball mushrooms Tulostoma fimbriatum(?) near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Antrodiella ichnusana(?) on a lower surface of a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Velvety orange and some fluffy white corticioid mushrooms on pine bark under a log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Some soft orange corticioid fungus Crustoderma dryinum on pine bark under a log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Velvety orange corticioid mushroom Crustoderma dryinum on pine bark under a log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Close up of fungus Pyronema omphalodes in an ash pit left from a recently burnt pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 White resupinate polypore mushroom Antrodiella ichnusana(?) on a side of a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Tiny white clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) under a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Tiny yellow slime mold (Mycetozoa) on rotting pine wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Resupinate polypore mushroom Ceriporia tarda on rotting pine wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Immature stage of a slime mold Stemonitis fusca on pine wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Close up of white resupinate polypore mushroom Antrodiella ichnusana(?) on a side of a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Orange texture of fungus Pyronema omphalodes in an ash pit left from a recently burnt pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Tiny white cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica on underside of a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Caterpillar on velvety orange corticioid fungus Crustoderma dryinum on pine bark under a log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Texture of resupinate polypore mushroom Ceriporia tarda on rotting pine wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Small Leucoagaricus(?) mushrooms under braken fern, Yaupon, sparse oaks, among grass in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Rosy pores of a resupinate polypore mushroom Ceriporia tarda on rotting pine wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Tiny white clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on rotting pine wood in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Close up of hairy white cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica on underside of a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Tiny white clustered icicle fungus (Mucronella calva) on underside surface of a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Underside of small Leucoagaricus(?) mushrooms under braken fern, Yaupon, sparse oaks, among grass in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Side view of small Leucoagaricus(?) mushrooms under braken fern, Yaupon, sparse oaks, among grass in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Rustweed (juniper leaf, Polypremum procumbens) on a site of a recent burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Masses of Ascomycete fungus Tarzetta rosea (Rhodotarzetta rosea) in area of a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
 Corticioid fungus Coniophora olivacea or may be other species of Coniophora under a fallen pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Masses of pink cups of Ascomycete fungus Tarzetta rosea (Rhodotarzetta rosea) in area of a recent prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
 Brown texture of corticioid fungus Coniophora olivacea or may be other species of Coniophora under a fallen pine in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Orange corticioid fungus Leucogyrophana olivascens (Penttilamyces olivascens, or Serpula, Coniophora) on underside of a pine log in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 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
 Spores of brittlegill mushrooms Russula compacta collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores of bolete mushrooms Xanthoconium stramineum collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores of reddish mushrooms looking like Phaeocollybia jennyae, collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores (in lugol) of a mushroom Hohenbuehelia auriscalpium(?) collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Spores of a large false truffle Rhizopogon luteolus collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
 Spores of mushrooms Heliocybe sulcata from a dry stalk of horseweed? collected in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 17, 2024
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