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Beautiful mushrooms have been seen in Zevenhoven, but do they kill the tree?
Margot Reijnders discovered beautiful mushrooms in Zevenhoven and found out that they have the name blue -gray Schorsmycena. Her question is whether these mushrooms are a danger to the tree they grow on. The answer is no, because the blue -gray Schorsmycena is a fungus that belongs to the saprophytes. Saprophytes are fungal species that live from and on dead material. The mushrooms can mainly be seen in the winter period and that is nice, because the photo was taken on January 14. You can find the fruiting bodies of this beautiful fungus mainly on the bark of decking trees with moss or lichen. That is possible on dead trees, but also on dead parts of living trees. And especially on willows, summer oaks, beeches, ordinary bird cherry and normal ash.
There is a butterfly in my garage, do I have to bring it out now?
Rikie van Kuppenveld saw a butterfly in her garage and wondered if she should leave the butterfly out or bring it out. The latter! Because it looks like it is a daily pauwoog and this species is looking for a hiding place for the winter to hibernate.
Many butterflies overwinter like egg or pop, some overwinter as a caterpillar. In addition, there are also butterflies that hibernate as an image, or as an adult butterfly. The daily pauwoog is one of them, but also the lemon butterfly, the little fox and the chopped aurelia hibernation. Some of them are looking for a sheltered corner or ceiling in a shed or garage, such as with Rikie. Still others are looking for a hollow tree, wood stacks or old vacant buildings. These butterflies hibernate there and the cold does not bother them. They can just have temperatures of ten to twenty degrees below zero, as long as they are not disturbed. In the spring they wake up from their hibernation and they start immediately.
In a shed we all lay pieces of wings of a daily pauw eyes, what happened?
Coen Geensen saw all intact piece of wings of Dagpauwogen lying in a shed of a shipyard and he wondered what happened. Day paws are looking for a hiding place to hibernate for the winter. They keep hibernation and can have the cold as long as they are not disturbed. Unfortunately, there are animal species, such as mice, who discover such a winter sleeping place of Dagpauwogen and do not miss a delicious meal. They have nothing on the wings, so they bite them off. The wings then swirl down. Incidentally, not only mice do that, but also late wasp species and bats love the juicy bodies of the daily pauw eyes. In short, the one is his death his life.
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Ice hair or snowy is a rare natural phenomenon in which a hairy, woolly ice structure is created on death and wet core wood of deciduous trees. So it does not arise on the bark. It is squeezed water that freezes during frost. The photo was taken by Joep Leijendekkers.
Natural tip: walk on the nature cemetery in Maashorst
The original primeval forests on Maashorst changed to fields and production forests and are now being restored. Woodpeckers taps trees, butterflies flutter around and deer, salamanders and badgers feel at home at the Maashorst nature cemetery. Every month we walk through the nature reserve on the second day of the month. An employee tells about nature and nature graves while walking.
The walk is on Sunday 2 February from 10: 300 to 12:00.
More information:
• You can register Via this link. Choose the NBN Maashorst or one of the other.
• No costs.
• Departure place, see registration form, for Maashorst that is French Baan 2 5374 RS Schaijk.
• This excursion is aimed at adults.
• Put on sturdy walking shoes.
• Wear clothing that matches the weather.
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