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- Ophiocordyceps evansii
Ophiocordyceps evansii, originally described by Tatiana Sanjuan who is not surprisingly extremely good in finding this tiny ant parasite. - Ophiocordyceps evansii branch
Ophiocordyceps evansii which was first described by Tatiana Sanjuan. Note the sectioned fertile head. - Ophiocordyceps curculionum Quindio
Ophiocordyceps curculionum, a beetle infecting Cordyceps encountered in Quindio - Ophiocordyceps evansii
Ophiocordyceps evansii fruiting bodies in different stages of maturity. - Ophiocordyceps cf curculionum Leticia
An Ophiocordyceps reminiscent of O. curculionum seen in Leticia - On the Tacana River
On the Tacana River - Ophiocordyceps cf australis white
An Ophiocordyceps infected ant. It looks alot like O. australis, but that has usually a white fertile head of the stroma. - Ceratiomyxa sphaerosperma
Ceratiomyxa sphaerosperma, a tiny slimemold. I love the glass-like stipe of this gorgeous slime mold. - Night-blooming Cactus Hotel Kalaka
Night-blooming Cactus in the garden of Hotel Kalaka, Armenia. Bats usually pollinate these 15 to 20ft plants. - Multiclavula Leticia
Multiclavula sp, is a lichen-forming basidiomycete, which are fungi that incorporate cells of a green alga within their tissues. - Moons over Colombia
New Moon over Colombia. First time i realized that new moons are just lit from below in the tropics, while up North it get slid much more from an angle. And yes there was only one moon and lack of tripod. - Motmot
Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) seen in the Botanical garden of Quindio. - Metacordyceps sp on bug
A Metacordyceps sp on bug - Metacordyceps sp on bug detail
Metacordyceps sp. and its bug host - Metacordyceps sp Leticia
Metacordyceps sp growing in Leticia - Marasmius white PuertoNarino
A Marasmius growing out of a leaf seen in Puerto Narino, Colombian Amazon - Marasmius tomentose cap Quindio
A Marasmius with a tomentose cap growing in Quindio - Marasmius reduced gill Leticia
A Marasmius with seriously reduced gills - Marasmius stick Leticia
Marasmius growing from a stick in Leticia - Marasmius in Qundio
Leaf-digesting Marasmius sp. seen in Quindio Botanical Garden