[NatureNS] Mold or Fungi

From: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Hi Angela,

These aphids are abundant on alder in many areas. Their symbiotic  
relationship with ants is an intriguing one.

All the best!

Chris

On 2-Oct-11, at 6:30 PM, AngelaJoudrey wrote:

> Good bit of info.  Thanks!
>
> I walk by a "patch" of this on my dog walks. Everytime, I think  
> "Huh, I should bring my camera" ,   then promptly forget that  
> thought till the next dog walk.
>
> There is some of this growing on an alder at the Windsor Exhibition  
> grounds.
>
> Angela in Windsor
>
> On 10/02/11, Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Hi James,
>>
>>
>> Thanks for sending the photos. Fortunately this was easy for me to  
>> identify, since it's not mold or fungi but in fact an insect! :->
>>
>> These are woolly alder aphids (Prociphilus tessellatus Fitch,  
>> 1851). See the URLs below for further information:
>>
>> http://www2.brevard.edu/jefrick/aphids.htm
>> http://bugguide.net/node/view/157195
>>
>> If you scrape away some of the white, cottony flocculant material  
>> on the surface you will see the aphids within.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 2-Oct-11, at 1:33 PM, James Hirtle wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all:
>>>
>>> I've taken photos of a white filamentous mold or fungi growing on  
>>> the bark of a small tree.  The photos were taken along the Back  
>>> Harbour Trail in Lunenburg a few days ago.  If there is someone  
>>> online who is an expert in the field and would like to see the  
>>> photos, let me know, I would love to know a little more about this  
>>> growth.  Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> James R. Hirtle
>>> Bridgewater
>>
>>
>>
>> Christopher Majka  <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> | Halifax, Nova  
>> Scotia, Canada
>>
>> * Research Associate: Nova Scotia Museum | http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/research-asfr.htm
>> * Review Editor: The Coleopterists Bulletin | http://www.coleopsoc.org/
>> * Subject Editor: ZooKeys | http://pensoftonline.net/zookeys/index.php/journal/index
>> * Review Editor: Zootaxa | http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/taxa/Coleoptera.html
>> * Associate Editor: Journal of the Acadian Entomological Society | http://www.acadianes.org/journal.html
>> * Editor: Atlantic Canada Coleoptera | http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/PDF/index.html
>> * Editor: Bugguide, Coleoptera http://bugguide.net
>>
>> Whenever I hear of the capture of rare beetles, I feel like an old  
>> war-horse at the sound of a trumpet.- Charles Darwin
>>
>>
> --
> "The significant problems of our time cannot be solved by the same  
> level of thinking that created them."
> Albert Einstein
>
> "When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to  
> the rest of the world."
> John Muir
>
>
>


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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi =
Angela,<div><br></div><div>These aphids are abundant on alder in many =
areas. Their symbiotic relationship with ants is an intriguing =
one.</div><div><br></div><div>All the =
best!</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br><div><div>On =
2-Oct-11, at 6:30 PM, AngelaJoudrey wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Good bit =
of info.&nbsp; Thanks!<br><br>I walk by a "patch" of this on my dog =
walks. Everytime, I think "Huh, I should bring my camera" , &nbsp; then =
promptly forget that thought till the next dog walk.<br><br>There is =
some of this growing on an alder at the Windsor Exhibition grounds. =
<br><br>Angela in Windsor<br><br><span>On 10/02/11, <b =
class=3D"name">Christopher Majka </b> &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt; =
wrote:</span><blockquote =
cite=3D"mid:699B8A25-6AED-421B-8553-7D1E67647B81@ns.sympatico.ca" =
class=3D"iwcQuote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); =
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class=3D"mimepart text html"><span><p><table><tbody><tr><td =
style=3D"word-wrap: break-word;"><p>Hi =
James,</p><div><br></div><div>Thanks for sending the photos. Fortunately =
this was easy for me to identify, since it's not mold or fungi but in =
fact an insect! :-&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>These are woolly alder =
aphids (<i>Prociphilus tessellatus</i> Fitch, 1851). See the URLs below =
for further information:</div><div><br></div><div><a =
href=3D"http://www2.brevard.edu/jefrick/aphids.htm" =
target=3D"1">http://www2.brevard.edu/jefrick/aphids.htm</a></div><div><a =
href=3D"http://bugguide.net/node/view/157195" =
target=3D"1">http://bugguide.net/node/view/157195</a></div><div><br></div>=
<div>If you scrape away some of the white, cottony flocculant material =
on the surface you will see the aphids =
within.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</d=
iv><div><br><div><div>On 2-Oct-11, at 1:33 PM, James Hirtle =
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type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"hmmessage" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; =
font-family: Tahoma;"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi all:<br>&nbsp;<br>I've taken =
photos of a white filamentous mold or fungi growing on the bark of a =
small tree.&nbsp; The photos were taken along the Back Harbour Trail in =
Lunenburg a few days ago.&nbsp; If there is someone online who is an =
expert in the field and would like to see the photos, let me know, I =
would love to know a little more about this growth.&nbsp; Thanks in =
advance.<br>&nbsp;<br>James R. =
Hirtle<br>Bridgewater<br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div><br><br>=
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|&nbsp;Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada</span></font></div><div><font =
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|&nbsp;<a href=3D"http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/research-asfr.htm" =
target=3D"1">http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/research-asfr.htm</a></span></fon=
t></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><span =
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<div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px;">* Editor: Atlantic =
Canada Coleoptera |&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/PDF/index.html" =
target=3D"1">http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/PDF/index.html</a><=
/span></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px;">* Editor: =
Bugguide, Coleoptera&nbsp;<a href=3D"http://bugguide.net" =
target=3D"1">http://bugguide.net</a></span></font></div><div><font =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 12px;"><br></span></font></div><div><i><font =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 12px;">Whenever I hear of the capture of =
rare&nbsp;beetles, I feel like an old war-horse at the sound of a =
trumpet.</span></font></i><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"><font =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"></font></span><font =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 12px;">- =
Charles&nbsp;Darwin</span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div=
></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span> =
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level of thinking that created them."<br>Albert Einstein<br><br>"When =
one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest =
of the world."<br>John =
Muir<br><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>=

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