Tag: nettle

Nettle

nettle

Nettle drawn at Newmillerdam yesterday. The rolled leaf reminded me of the Naturalists’ Handbook, Insects on Nettles. I might take a closer look.

Nettle books
Dandelions on our front lawn

Micro Forest

Lenticel on elder branch
Lenticel on elder branch
Stomata on needles of Brewer's Fir
Stomata on fir needles
Tiny invertebrate on fungus
Invertebrate
Leafy moss on fallen tree
Leafy moss
Stinging cells of nettle
Stinging cells of nettle
Nettle leaf
Nettle leaf
Fallen oak leaf
Fallen oak leaf
Sandstone
Sandstone
Slime mould?
Slime mould?
Mobile microscope: woodland

A micro-hike around the arboretum and conifer plantations at Newmillerdam this morning. I got a surprise when I saw a tiny invertebrate trundling by as I focussed on algae on a tree trunk. I couldn’t see it at all with the naked eye but it no doubt ran for cover from the glaring light of the eight LEDs of my mobile microscope.