Peculiar fungus

I found these growing on rock next to a stream a few hundred feet up a mountainside in north Georgia

Golden hour in a field of wiregrass

Photographed in Wekiva Springs State Park

Funky fungus

I found a group of these growing out of the side of a large tree in north Georgia

Brazilian pepper

This is a highly invasive species in Florida with wide-ranging ecological and economic implications, but with the striking red color of its berries, it sure can be striking to look at!

Huge upturned mushroom

found in north Georgia

Closeup of gills on a huge upturned mushroom I found in north Georgia

Turkeytail shelf fungus

Trametes versicolor

Palmetto weevil

Palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) is the largest weevil in North America and native to the southeastern US. These beetles are often considered pests because their larvae feed on palms, often causing the host plant to die. They feed on Florida's native palms including the cabbage palm and saw palmetto, however they frequently target recently transplanted ornamental palms because the plants are already stressed from the move leaving them vulnerable to the weevil larvae's voracious appetite. Weevil infestations are uncommon in undisturbed areas.

Late afternoon in north Georgia mountains in autumn

Palmetto weevil

Palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) is the largest weevil in North America and native to the southeastern US. These beetles are often considered pests because their larvae feed on palms, often causing the host plant to die. They feed on Florida's native palms including the cabbage palm and saw palmetto, however they frequently target recently transplanted ornamental palms because the plants are already stressed from the move leaving them vulnerable to the weevil larvae's voracious appetite. Weevil infestations are uncommon in undisturbed areas.

Palmetto weevil

Palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) is the largest weevil in North America and native to the southeastern US. These beetles are often considered pests because their larvae feed on palms, often causing the host plant to die. They feed on Florida's native palms including the cabbage palm and saw palmetto, however they frequently target recently transplanted ornamental palms because the plants are already stressed from the move leaving them vulnerable to the weevil larvae's voracious appetite. Weevil infestations are uncommon in undisturbed areas.

Damselfly in early morning sunlight

Forktail damselfly in early morning sunlight (Ischnura sp., possibly I. ramburii or I. verticalis)

Crab spider with some species of midge or mosquito as a meal