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Adkins Mystery Monday: What Leafy-Looking Critter Did We Find?

October 24, 2022 by Adkins Arboretum Leave a Comment

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Happy Mystery Monday! What leafy-looking critter did we find?

Last week, we asked you about the black sooty mold (Scorias spongiosa), also known as honeydew eater. This fungus is part of an interesting and complex series of ecological relationships. In the highlighted photo, the beech blight aphids produced a sugary honeydew, which attracts ants and wasps. This honeydew then collects on surrounding leaves, generally creating a thin black film of black sooty mold on the beech tree leaves. When the honeydew is in high concentration, the black sooty mold produces a large mycelium (as seen in the picture) that looks like a sponge. This mycelium starts as a tan color and then matures into a black mass (which we often see closer to winter). In this example alone, we have at least five species involved *that we can see*! Nature is so cool and complex!
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