Jul. 26th, 2015

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I already posted this little group of mushrooms, deeming them to belong to an "unknown Amanita sp." but after some research--most importantly, looking at my own photos from the same area in previous years--I'm prepared to go out on a limb. These appear to the Amanita species complex called "the blusher." At the moment our Northeast species goes by the same scientific name as the European one: A. rubescens* but as mycology progresses, we are likely to have our own name for our own mushroom.

This mushroom has all the classic field markings of the Amanita group: a warty cap, a partial veil that becomes a skirt-like ring, white spores, gills that don't touch the stem, and a swelling at the sub-soil level of the stem. Additionally, the blusher tends toward reddish hues, becoming more so when cut or bruised. Field guides say that the European variety is edible, once the toxins are ruined by cooking. This group contains many poisonous mushrooms, including the mushrooms that have killed more people than any other, which contain poisons that are not deactivated by cooking. Prudent sources advise: just don't.

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* Mushroom, becoming red.

The list

Jul. 26th, 2015 12:55 pm
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280 days of Urbpandemonium list


  1. Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis

  2. Cellar spider Pholcus sp.

  3. Canada goose Branta canadensis

  4. House sparrow Passer domesticus

  5. Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus

  6. Blueberry stem gall wasp Hemadas nubilipennis

  7. Porpidia albocaerulescens (a lichenized fungus)

  8. Nursery web spider Pisaurina mina

  9. Ceramic crust Xylobus frustulatus

  10. Beech balls Hypoxylon fragiforme

  11. False turkey tail Stereum ostrea

  12. Blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis

  13. Exidia recisa (a fungus)

  14. Hacklemesh spider Amaurobiidae

  15. Lemon drops Bisporella citrina

  16. Garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis

  17. Leopard slug Limax maxima

  18. Soil centipede Geophilomorpha

  19. Millipede Diplopoda

  20. American cockroach Periplaneta americana

  21. Compost mushroom Coprinopsis sp.

  22. Pavement ant Tetramorium sp.

  23. Canadian nightcrawler Lumbricus terrestris

  24. Tree stump slime Cryptococcus macerans (a yeast)

  25. Periwinkle Littorina littoria

  26. Asian shore crab Hemigraspus sanguineus

  27. Hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus

  28. Slipper snail Crepidula fornicata

  29. Dekay’s brown snake Storeria dekayi

  30. Ragworm Nereidae

  31. Asian multicolored beetle Harmonia axyridis

  32. Grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio

  33. Yellow sac spider Cheiracanthium milddi

  34. Mayfly Ephemeroptera

  35. Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo

  36. Eastern carpenter bee Xylocopa virginica

  37. Northern wolf spider Trochosa sp.

  38. Tan jumping spider Platycryptus undatus

  39. Pillbug Armadillidium vulgare

  40. European paper wasp Polistes dominula

  41. Yellow jacket Vespula sp. or Dolichovespula sp.

  42. Sea squirt Axcidiacea

  43. Zebra jumping spider Salticus scenicus

  44. Dog vomit slime mold Fuligo septica

  45. Winecap Stropharia rugosso-annulata

  46. False widow Steatoda sp.

  47. Mushroom hover fly Cheilosia sp.

  48. Harvestman Opiliones

  49. Winter Moth Operophtera brumata

  50. American dog tick Dermacentor variabilis

  51. Garden centipede Lithobius forficatus

  52. Pennsylvania wood roach Parcoblatta pennsylvanica

  53. Ground ivy gall wasp Liposthenes glechomae

  54. Chenopodium leafhopper Norvellina chenopodii

  55. Cupboard spider Steatodum triangulosa

  56. Dead man’s fingers Xylaria polymorpha

  57. Common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina

  58. Bagworm Psyche casta

  59. Cedar-apple rust Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianaea

  60. Aster leaf-mining fly Ophiomyia quinta

  61. Dryad’s saddle Polyporus squamosus

  62. Miner bee Andrena sp.

  63. Soldier beetle Cantharidae

  64. Long-legged fly Condostylus sp.

  65. Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula

  66. Australian cockroach Periplaneta australasi

  67. Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus

  68. Fourteen-spotted ladybeetle Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

  69. Varied carpet beetle Anthrenus verbasci

  70. Mason wasp Eumeninae

  71. Sap bucket beetle Ellychnia corrusca

  72. Brown huntsman spider Heteropoda venatoria

  73. Goldenrod treehopper Entylia carinata

  74. Predatory stink bug Asopinae

  75. House centipede Scutigera coleoptrata

  76. Reishi Ganoderma lucidum

  77. Larder beetle Dermestes lardarius

  78. Drain fly Clogmia albipunctata

  79. American robin Turdus migratorius

  80. Plume moth Geina sp.

  81. Cherry leaf gall mite Eriophyes sp.

  82. Bald faced hornet Dolichovespula maculata

  83. Chocolate tube slime mold Stemonitis sp.

  84. Perplexing bumblebee Bombus perplexus

  85. Picture-winged fly Delphinia picta

  86. Giant puffball Calvatia gigantea

  87. Coral mushroom Artomyces pyxidatus

  88. Red-backed salamander Plethodon cinereus

  89. Yellow patches Amanita flavoconia

  90. Pigskin earthball Scleroderma citrina

  91. Wolf’s milk slime mold Lycogala epidendrum

  92. Red Russula Russula sp.

  93. Crackle top Russula parvovirescens

  94. Spotted Mediterranean cockroach Ectobius pallidus

  95. Bottle fly Lucilia sp.

  96. Candy-stripe leafhopper Graphocephala coccinea

  97. Orange milky cap Lactifluus hygrophoroides

  98. Golden bolete mold Hypomyces chrysospermia

  99. Split gill Scizophyllum commune

  100. Arcyria cinerea (a slime mold)

  101. Golden digger wasp Sphex ichneumonius

  102. Big Berk

  103. Meadowhawk Sympetrum sp.

  104. Flower fly Toxomerus marginatus

  105. Common whitetail Libellula lydia

  106. Grasshopper Melanoplus sp

  107. Sawfly Symphata

  108. Eastern black carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus

  109. Grapevine beetle Pelidnota punctata

  110. Common true katydid Pterophylla camellifolia

  111. Yellow flowerpot mushroom Leucocoprinus birnmbaumii

  112. Red admiral Vanessa atalanta

  113. The blusher Amanita rubescens

urbpan: (dandelion)
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In Southeastern New England, there are at least six zoos: Frankin Park, Stone, Roger Williams Park, Capron Park, Buttonwood, and the New England Aquarium. There are also small zoos within the Boston Science Museum, and at Drumlin Farm and Trailside Museum. The Zookeeper association at my work has been trying to get keepers from all these zoos to meet with one another and have social events where we can exchange ideas and enjoy the company of people who have similar experiences. Last weekend we managed to get people from 4 of these institutions together for a cookout.

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Two of the keepers pictured work for a seasonal camel ride concession that works out of both Franklin Park and Roger Williams Park Zoos.

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With so many keepers in one place we couldn't resist doing our version of the Chris Pratt Jurassic World raptor keeper scene.

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