Springfield Massachusetts

[urbpan]

This series of photos is from Forest Park in Springfield, Mass. Springfield is the largest city on the Connecticut River, the third largest city in Massachusetts, and the largest city of the many named Springfield. Forest Park is a huge city park that includes athletic fields, picnic areas, duck ponds, and an expansive wooded area that feels like you could get lost in it (but you probably can't). Much of the wooded area is clearly a part that used to be used more but was allowed to get overgrown.












These ferns are on the side of an abandoned asphalt road.


Looking down the road.


Looking up the road.


Leaf-footed bug.


Same bug.


Ganoderma lucidum






Abandoned fountain.

Comments

[badnoodles.livejournal.com]

Pretty Coreid. The species with the red final antennomere are awesome. :)

Is that the "chicken mushroom"?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Nope, but rest assured I'll show pictures of the chicken mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus) as soon as they pop up around here (August, maybe?)

Is your wonderful ability to know insect families memorized or do you consult a text (as I must)?

Chicken mushroom from last year

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

[beetlebomb.livejournal.com]

Awesome pix! Bugs, waterfalls and fungi! THree of my favorite things! :)

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Hey, me too! I've got another two or three set of pictures coming:
Mostly trees
Mostly chickens and woodchucks and turtles(and some mushrooms)
Assorted other things--bugs and frogs and such
Stay tuned (as it were)!