Two-tailed Spider

A white two-tailed spider Tamopsis sp. These spiders have very long spinnerets, hence the name. They live on tree trunks and capture prey in a small web on the tree surface.

On the same tree, another slightly larger Two-tailed Spider. This one has browner markings that camouflage well with the scribbles on the Scribbly gum Eucalyptus rossii.

The scribbles themselves are burrow marks left by the larvae of the Scribbly-gum Moth Ogmograptis scribula.

Warrumbungles

A cycad, possibly Macrozamia heteromera

Closeup of the leaves

And the cone

Kangaroo Thorn Acacia paradoxa with flower buds

Ruby Urn-heath Melichrus erubescens with flower buds

Common Maidenhair Fern Adiantum aethiopicum

Belougery Spire

One of the many views. From this viewpoint could be heard the constant bleating of feral goats and a tree crashing down.  There were many signs warning about falling trees due to a big fire in the park in 2013.

The Breadknife. White trees in the foreground are Scribbly Gum Eucalyptus rossii, known in this area as White Gums.

London Bridge

Heading down to London Bridge

London Bridge, a natural limestone bridge over Burra Creek

The trees near the Bridge are Snow Gums Eucalyptus pauciflora and Black Sallees Eucalyptus stellulata, so clearly it gets cold here.

Details of Snow gums Eucalyptus pauciflora, including gumnuts, buds, new red and yellow growth.

Little Basket Shell Corbicula sp. possibly Corbicula australis

Cascades

Common Prettymouth Calostoma fuscum.  A stalked puffball.

An Earthstar puffball Geastrum sp.

Soft Tree Fern Dicksonia antarctica

Stony Creek

Little Basket Shell Corbicula sp. possibly Corbicula australis.

A great day for tracks. Wombat Vombatus ursinus

Fox Vulpes vulpes

The weir near Casuarina Sands

Stony Creek

Mushrooms!

Canberra just had a good couple of days of rain, so now there are mushrooms. All these were growing near Pines Pinus radiata and other European trees by Lake Burley Griffin.

These are some kind of Bolete, I'm going with Weeping Bolete Suillus granulatus- speckled stem, no ring on stem, colour of flesh light yellow to white.

This particular mushroom had a resident fly that would not move off whilst being photographed. It did seem a little edgy though, and after a while it flew at me in a defensive attack. Its likely to be a male fly from the heleomyzidae family, defending his mushroom against other males.

Shaggy Ink Cap Coprinus comatus.

Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria.  These are well known around Canberra.

Death Caps Amanita phalloides. They were large and shone a beautiful brass gold in the sun and were quite attractive.

There was a smaller one:

And an older specimen approx. 15 cm across the cap:

The membranous skirt

White flesh inside.

Here they are looking innocent enough from a distance.

The mushrooms were also growing out of an obvious white cup-like vulva at the base.