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clareblencowe.bsky.social
Field mycologist with a passion for grassland fungi. Interested in the history of mycology. Bang into biological recording. Located in West Sussex, UK.
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The main theme of yesterday's little macro walk was seeing Dagger flies (Empididae) either mating or feeding on St. Mark's flies (Bibio marci) - or doing both at the same time as it happens...

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Finally achieved this post-Christmas goal! I loved the ending to this book. Anyone else around here read it? E. C. Large particularly good at endings, imo. Worth getting through all the very detailed middle bits for!

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The lone long-lost MingKwai typewriter, invented by Lin Yutang in 1947, has resurfaced in a NY basement. How did it get there? Where might it go next? The journey of the groundbreaking invention embodies the search for modernity and Chinese identity. My latest: madeinchinajournal.com/2025/05/02/l...

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Celebrating a major milestone this week. 🎉 My first issue as editor of the British Mycological Society’s Field Mycology publication is now online and available #OpenAccess for all to read. ➡️ fieldmycology.org Please read and share!

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The latest edition of Field Mycology is out and its open access! It includes a new fungal conservation news feature from me and @plantlifeuk.bsky.social mycologist Rich Wright. Huge applause to new editor @clareblencowe.bsky.social and all other contributors 👏 fieldmycology.org/index.php/jo...

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Thanks to our amazing contributors we have the Spring newsletter to share with you, full of fascinating #biologicalrecording stories which we hope you'll enjoy www.nfbr.org.uk/sites/defaul...

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Enjoyed seeing a Gymnosporangium rust fungus on the Juniper at Levin Down (a known site for this species). Fabulous views.

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I found this wonderful rust, Puccinia longicornis, on bamboo today. It is named for the long horn on the teliospores. It strongly reminds me of Noo Noo. #FungiFriends #CityNatureChallenge

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Entomophthora scatophagae 🪰 a new one for me! Scale image below 🤳 #fungifriends

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

So jealous of people who’s job is to work on little excel spreadsheets

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Nice to see ARH Buller's book plate with his motto 'carpe fungum' - gather the fungi #FungiFriends #MycoBookClub

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Big changes ahead for the Biodiversity Heritage Library. I wish them all the very best with these organisational changes because #ILoveBHL! Like, I *REALLY* love BHL. ▶️ blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-...

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I know you like Fungarium pics 👇

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Today we celebrate the incredible biodiversity of our planet – and the power of #OpenAccess to protect it. The Biodiversity Heritage Library makes over 62 million pages of biodiversity knowledge freely available to all. 🔗 biodiversitylibrary.org #EarthDay #EarthDay2025 #Biodiversity #BHLib

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Lead an event with the Microscopical Society of SF today on using #Foldscopes in the field. Here is a Peziza #fungus we looked at using the 340x lens. Amazing what origami, a ball lens, and good engineering can do #microscopy #mycology #mushroom #DIYbio #biology #microscope #ascomycete #peziza

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Hoary footman, Eilema caniola. Here you can see part of the hind leg of this moth from the subfamily of the Arctiinae. These striking spurs are visible even with the naked eye.

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