Photos of the Day

Yonalossee salamander, lots of flowers, and hearts-a-bustin’ …..                          

Boomers, Heller’s blazing star, Carolina lilies, and an ant with a transparent abdomen ……                    

Bees on milkweed …      

VIDEO: mushroom spores, juicy tooth, and a silk-spinning worm that doesn’t like to be touched ….         Video of a mushroom? That’s right. You can see the spores falling in the slight breeze. (Video: Nick)   These cool … Continued

Invasive plants, bee balm, and a bear scratching tree …                

Cinnamon bark, microscopic fern spores, and the largest reishi in the universe …              

Damselflies and a drop of sap …          

VIDEO: Rattlesnake plantain and flies that prefer to walk …                   Why fly when you can walk? (Video: Nick)        

Juvenile rattlesnake, dwarf St. John’s wort, and a rare fern …