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In Sweden and Norway, it is called Baldr's brow, but in Iceland, it is the close relative sea mayweed (Matricaria maritima) that carries this name.[12] In Gylfaginning, Snorri Sturluson explains that the name Balder's brow comes from the plants' whiteness

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🫵🫵☠️‼️🚨🍄🤮 Always be careful when identifying and foraging for mushrooms 🤮🍄🚨‼️☠️🫵🫵

The mushroom is known for its unique growth pattern, often forming arcs or circles called fairy rings.

The fairy ring mushroom’s common name is derived from the folklore surrounding the circular patterns in which it grows. These patterns, known as fairy rings, have been associated with magical creatures and supernatural phenomena in various cultures throughout history. The mushrooms’ unique growth patterns and ability to regenerate after drying out have contributed to their mythical status.

There is a big problem with the common name of this mushroom. It is “the” fairy ring mushroom but not the only mushroom that grows in fairy rings. Quite a few other mushrooms form fairy rings, actually, including the meadow mushroom and the false parasol.

The best thing to do is, once identifying them with certainty, is to harvest them for the table and thank Mother Nature for the bounty!

Besides being a fruitless effort (they’ll always come back), some people say destroying a fairy ring is unlucky. It is believed that fairy ring mushrooms bring good luck and that they are indication that there is a fairy village underground. Another folkloric story says you should never step into a fairy ring, as it will make you invisible or you’ll become trapped there forever.

Clinging to the end of a long thin leaf hangning just ~60 cm / 2' above the floor this Lebeau's rothschildia (Rothschildia lebeau) was a very convenient moth to photograph at the Haga Ocean butterfly house in Solna on the northern side of Stockholm, Sweden. Not only because of the height, but also because it didn't move (being a nocturnal moth means they obviously stay as still as possible during the day).

Also, don't those antennae (and that face) look absolutely super cute?

This is a quite spectacular species with a surprisingly chubby body and beautiful silver "windows" on the wings.

I discovered my first Slime Mould in October 2019. Neither fungi nor plant, they are Myxomycetes. These organisms go through different stages. At one stage in their life cycle they are single cell amoebae. Most of my images show them as fruiting bodies which is the spore bearing stage. They are extremely small, averaging 1-4mm. This is probably the reason I had never noticed them before, during many years of photographing fungi.

Or what appeared to be one.

Both impressed and frightened by it and the surrounding events.

When the storm came, winds were visibly weaker than a proper cyclone. Even the aftermath was mostly some dropped leaves, wet asphalt and a nearby river going reddish brown with mud quicker than with usual storms.

Still, the sheer volume of water and light-purple thunders were no joke. And the wind, although weaker, still made itself known.

And usually thunders around here are more white-colored and appear only when the skies are blackened by storm clouds. Before dusk I could already see in the horizon a suspiciously long and opaque mass of light-blue clouds showing some purple thunders.

Also before dusk, I could see a massive cylindrical, screw-like cloud behind a mountain range to another side, which upon comparing to photos online, appears to be the base of the supercell.

And what picked my attention the most, here in this time of the year, it's pretty common to see "carocha" beetles. They're usually pretty agitated and headbump whatever is in their way, but are pretty much inoffensive. But tonight, I must've seen some 10, all very still even when indoors.

Again, both impressive and frightening.

And no photos because my camera isn't good and I was busy. =\

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/sustainability/p/862845/6-otherworldly-deep-sea-images-from-2025

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/812182

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From BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251203-japans-disappearing-snow-monsters

Dnieper is the 4th longest river in Europe, flowing from Russia south through Belarus and Ukraine before emptying into the Black Sea.

Credits: NASA/ESA/Thomas Pesquet

Curling snow drifts are magnified by the terrain around the 1,400 mile Dnieper River, flowing from Russia to the Black Sea.

European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, a member of the Expedition 50 crew, captured this image from the International Space Station on “Feb. 9th, 2017, saying, “winter landscapes are also magical from the International Space Station: this river north of Kiev reminds me of a Hokusai painting.”

As epic as it sounds🦀