 Red berries and leaves of Yaupon holly cut by ants in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Yaupon berries cut by Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) 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
 Burrow of leaf cutter ants among leaves og Yaupon holly on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
 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
 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
 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
 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
 Sprout of yaupon holly(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 12, 2012
 Leaves of Yaupon holly on highway of leafcutting ants at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
 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
 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
 Texas leaf cutting ants (Atta texana) carrying leaves of Yaupon holly in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 6, 2022
 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
 Small Leucoagaricus(?) mushrooms under braken fern, Yaupon, sparse oaks, among grass in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Underside of small Leucoagaricus(?) mushrooms under braken fern, Yaupon, sparse oaks, among grass in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 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
 Side view of small Leucoagaricus(?) mushrooms under braken fern, Yaupon, sparse oaks, among grass in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 17, 2021
 Harvester ants carrying plant seeds on a sandy trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Lace cactus (Echinocereus reichenbachii) with a mound of fire ants in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, April 15, 2023
 Berries of sumac Rhus lanceolata in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 13, 2019
 Leaf cutter ant highway across a sandy road in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 24, 2021
 Leaves of Yaupon holly collected by leafcutter ants on the ground in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 4, 2022
 Immature bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on a burned oak 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
 Underside of young bracket polypore mushrooms Trametes lactinea on a burned oak in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Pyrophilous scalycap mushrooms Pholiota molesta(?) in a previously burned area in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Orange woolly growth (gall) on a fallen oak leaf in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Yellow cobblestone lichen Acarospora socialis on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Leaf cutter ants in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 20, 2022
 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
 Leaf cutter ants on sand near their nest in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 20, 2022
 Burrow of leaf cutter ants with fragments of grass around in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 11, 2023
 Leaf cutter ants carrying fragments of grass in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 11, 2023
 Cup mushrooms Peziza ammophila in a roadside depression on sandy soil completely burned 1.5 years ago and now covered by dry plants in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Nest of leaf cutter ants carrying fragments of grass in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 11, 2023
 Side view of Ascomycete mushrooms Peziza ammophila in a roadside depression on sandy soil in area of a past fire in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Berries of yaupon holly in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 8, 2012
 Leaf cutter ants on sandy soil carrying fragments of grass in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 11, 2023
 Ascomycete fungus Lamprospora carbonicola(?) on purely sandy soil covered by green moss, in open area burned 1.5 years ago, in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Ascomycete fungus Octospora excipulata(?) in a small depression with wet soil covered by thin moss, in area completely burned 1.5 years ago in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Tiny cup fungus Octospora excipulata(?) in a small depression with wet soil covered by thin moss, in area completely burned 1.5 years ago in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Leaf cutter ant highway in Birch Creek Park near Somerville Lake. Texas, September 17, 2011
 Lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Firedot lichen Squamulea squamosa (Caloplaca squamosa) on sandstone of Lost Pines Overlook in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Leaves of stemless spiderwort (Tradescantia subacaulis) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Leaf cutter ant highway in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 20, 2022
 Cluster of tiny cup mushrooms Octospora excipulata(?) in a small depression with wet soil covered by thin moss, in area completely burned 1.5 years ago in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Close-up of Ascomycete fungus Octospora excipulata(?) in a small depression with wet soil covered by thin moss, in area completely burned 1.5 years ago in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Orange Ascomycete fungus Lamprospora carbonicola(?) on purely sandy soil covered by green moss, in open area burned 1.5 years ago, in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Close-up of Ascomycete fungus Lamprospora carbonicola(?) on purely sandy soil covered by green moss, in open area burned 1.5 years ago, in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2021
 Cap of blue milkcap mushroom (Lactarius indigo) under dry oak leaves in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, October 14, 2018
 Young leaves of little Indian breadroot (Pediomelum hypogaeum) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Young leaves of prairie snoutbean rhynchosia latifolia(?) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Rosette of leaves of little Indian breadroot (Pediomelum hypogaeum) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Orange sand from a Texas leaf cutting ant burrow in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 28, 2019
 Red berries of yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) with freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 27, 2010
 Hairy leaves of stemless spiderwort (Tradescantia subacaulis, Commelinaceae) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Berries of Possum-haw holly (deciduous yaupon, Ilex decidua) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 8, 2019
 Leaf cutter ant highway across a sandy road in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 6, 2018
 Silvery leaves of oldplainsman (Hymenopappus artemisiifolius) on a sandstone rock at an overlook point in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Ash pit with bright red coloration in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Gymnopilus mushrooms in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Re-sprouting oak tree in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Small creek in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Tree damage in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Sand mound in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Young pines in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Small creek in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Twisting tree in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Burnt bushes and ash pit in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Hebeloma mushrooms in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Burnt bushes in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Burnt moonscape in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Sandy creek in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 21, 2018
 Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Burnt forest in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Re-sprouting oaks in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Dry creek at sunrise in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Burned moonscape in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Burned creek in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Burnt forest in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Ash pit near Scenic Overlook Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Oak sprouts trimmed by animals in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Soil discolored by fire in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
 Charred remains of trees in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Red soil revealed by fire in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 A trail around Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Burnt tree trunks in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Burnt tree stumps in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Brown sandy soil in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Reflections in Toad Pond in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Roosevelt s Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Burnt tree stumps in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
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