Spore capsule on the leaf underside of a fern.
Nikon D810; MITUTOYO M Plan Apo 10X/0.28 ∞/0 f=200; Zerene Stacker / PMax
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Kurt
Sporangia
Moderators: rjlittlefield, ChrisR, Chris S., Pau
Kurt, very nice images of one of my favorite subjects. Guessing the spores aren’t yet ripe, and the yellow color will change when they ripen?
TSPhoto, isn’t it slithy toves you’re searching for? These are the ones that gyre and gimble, according to Lewis Carroll. Do shun the frumious Bandersnatch while your about it!
--Chris S.
They are well worth learning about. When the spores inside those spherical cases ripen, the striped stem-like structure will catapult them wildly about. There are some videos of this, but a short search just now did not bring up any good ones.nanometer wrote:Seeing the structures makes me want to learn more about them.
TSPhoto, isn’t it slithy toves you’re searching for? These are the ones that gyre and gimble, according to Lewis Carroll. Do shun the frumious Bandersnatch while your about it!
--Chris S.