Back in the middle of September, I spent a couple of hours exploring the Black Woods of Rannoch – a Caledonian Forest reserve on the south side of Loch Rannoch. One of the things that struck me – apart from a mosquito – was the sheer proliferation of toadstools, both fly-agaric and others, littering the path through the woods.
A mosquito resting on the gills of a toadstool, possibly an Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) (assuming the white spots have all washed off).
Closeup of a toadstool found in the Black Woods of Rannoch
A huge toadstool, rotten, decaying and slightly eaten. Not by me.
Closeup of a handful of toadstools beside the path.
Detail of a fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushroom, obviously well eaten by something...