Flowers of mountain hydrangea (Hydrangea serrata) with drops of rain in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2015
Dianthus with water drops in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, December 12, 2009
Caps of alder bracket mushrooms (Xanthoporia radiata) exuding water drops in a forest along the gulf in area of Lisiy Nos - Morskaya, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 26, 2017
Water drops, or guttation of scaly sawgill mushrooms (Neolentinus lepideus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2019
Pink rose with water drops in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 25, 2009
Violet ruella (Ruellia caroliniensis) flower with water drops on a trail in Sam Houston National Forest, near Road 149, near Richards. Texas, May 15, 2010
Rain drop on a leaf of bluebonnet (lupine) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 15, 2009
Vetch (Vicia) flower with water drops on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 2, 2009
Yellow rose with water drops in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 25, 2009
A flower with drops of water from a sprinkle in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, March 14, 2009
Orange daisy with water drops in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, December 12, 2009
Water drops on a fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2020
Pink rose with drops of water in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 25, 2009
Canada garlic (Allium canadense) with rain drops in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2009
Drops of water on leaves of pea-like plant Tephrosia onobrychoides in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 5, 2008
Winecup flower with drops of water from a sprinkle in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, March 14, 2009
Middle Bayou near Road 50, 4 miles south-east from crossing with Road 60, near Batts Ferry Road, south from College Station. Because of dry spell and hot weather, water level dropped revealing caked mud and bare iron bridges at the bottom of the bayou. Texas, July 19, 2009
Dew drops on a spider net in Lick Creek Park near Deer Run Trail. College Station, Texas, February 17, 2009
Flower of bromeliad Billbergia nutans with drops of water in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, March 14, 2009
Society garlic (pink agapanthus, Tulbaghia violacea) with water drops in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 2, 2008
Dew drops on a spider net and a dry leaf on roadside in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 17, 2009
Head of cabbage with frozen water drops in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 26, 2010
Blooming lantana with water drops in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 25, 2009
Corn salad (valerianella) with water drops on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 2, 2009
Cup fungi Pseudombrophila merdaria on animal s dropping on roadside near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2017
Horseneck Beach. A gull tries to break a shell by dropping it from air. Westport, Massachusetts, May 15, 2003
Dew drops on a clover leaf on roadside in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 17, 2009
Petunia flower with water drops in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, April 10, 2010
Young fir needles with water drops on 69 kilometr near Sosnovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 20, 2011
Berries of hackberry (Celtis laevigata) in animal droppings in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 10, 2011
Hackberry(?) fruits and remains of insects in animal dropping near a pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, October 25, 2013
Yellow crocus (Crocus flavus, Russian name Shafran) with water drops in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 2, 2017
Blood-red Marasmius mushrooms (Marasmius haematocephalus) with water drops in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2018
Cactus with water drops in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, December 12, 2009
Catkin from a tree dropped on a wooden foot bridge in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, March 14, 2009
Water drops on young leaf greenbrier (smilax) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 24, 2009
Persimmon seeds in animal droppings on a trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 16, 2011
Fir needles with water drops on 69 kilometr near Sosnovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 20, 2011
Spider net with water drops in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, October 3, 2009
Leaves of Lady s Mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris) with water drops in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 28, 2011
Catkins with water drops on an oak tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 2, 2009
Droppings of a vulture with bones of small birds, on chalk cliffs of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 1, 2011
Pokeberry in animal s dropping on Lost Pines Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 5, 2013
Animal droppings on a bridge over Kenta Canal in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, August 14, 2005
Water drops on Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, September 5, 2009
Animal dropping with remains of cowberry near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016
Fly on animal s dropping on west side of 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, December 14, 2008
Water drops, or guttation of bracket fungus Red-Belt Conk (polypore mushroom Fomitopsis pinicola) grown on a tree trunk west from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 23, 2012
Persimmon seeds in animal droppings in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, August 26, 2012
Seeds of pokeweed in animal droppings on Lost Pines Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 15, 2012
Lizard s dropping among dry leaves of Hulwort (Teucrium polium) on Jebel Fuwairit. Qatar, October 3, 2014
Goats(?) droppings in the gardens of Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 7, 2014
Water drops, or guttation of a young Red-Belt Conk bracket fungus (polypore mushroom Fomitopsis pinicola) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2016
Water drops, or guttation of bracket fungus Red-Belt Conk (polypore mushroom Fomitopsis pinicola) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 24, 2016
Smoky polypore mushrooms (smoky bracket, Bjerkandera adusta) with water drops on a fallen willow in area of an old brick factory between Pesochnaya and Dibuny north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 26, 2017
Water drops on yellow crocus (Crocus flavus, Russian name Shafran) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 2, 2017
Spring fumewort (Corydalis bulbosa) with water drops in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 2, 2017
Shoots of pasque flower (Pulsatilla) with water drops in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 12, 2017
Close up of cup fungi Pseudombrophila merdaria on animal s dropping on roadside near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2017
Water drops, or guttation of bracket fungus Red-Belt Conk (polypore mushroom Fomitopsis pinicola) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 30, 2017
Blue iris with water drops in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2017
Water drops, or guttation of young alder bracket polypore mushrooms (Xanthoporia radiata) in a forest along the gulf in area of Lisiy Nos - Morskaya, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 26, 2017
Some crust fungus with water drops in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 1, 2017
Animal droppings with berries of Japanese Privet bush (Ligustrum japonicum) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 30, 2017
Water drops, or guttation of a young blushing rosette polyporale fungus (Abortiporus biennis) on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 18, 2018
Animal droppings near Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 28, 2018
Water drops, or guttation of a young oak bracket fungus Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Inonotus dryadeus) at the base of a big sweetgum tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 2019
Oak bracket fungus Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Inonotus dryadeus) with water drops at the base of a big sweetgum tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, November 24, 2019
Brown corticioid fungus with water drops under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
Violet crust fungus with water drops (guttation) under a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 7, 2020
Polypore mushroom Abortiporus biennis(?) with water drops on a tree branch taken from sandy bottom of a shallow creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2020
Pattern of dried water drops on a polypore mushroom Abortiporus biennis(?) on a tree branch taken from sandy bottom of a shallow creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2020
Miniature woolly inkcap mushrooms (Coprinopsis radiata) on hog s(?) droppings in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2020
Green flowers and a drop of milky juice of angularfruit milkvine (anglepod, Matelea gonocarpos) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 14, 2020
Young mushrooms Punctularia strigosozonata exuding water drops on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 5, 2020
Mushrooms Punctularia strigosozonata with exuded water drops in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 23, 2020
Animal dropping with beautyberry fruits on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 1, 2020
Mucorales mold fungus on animal droppings with beautyberry seeds on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2019
Close up of Mucorales mold fungus on animal dropping with beautyberry seeds on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 14, 2019
Animal s dropping with seeds of beautyberry(?) near a toad s pond at former Roosevelt Cutoff Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 24, 2020
Miniature woolly inkcap mushrooms (Coprinopsis radiata) growing on animal s droppings in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2020
Broken caps of miniature woolly inkcap mushrooms (Coprinopsis radiata) on animal s droppings in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2020
Cap surface of a miniature woolly inkcap mushroom (Coprinopsis radiata) on animal s droppings in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2020
Young miniature woolly inkcap mushrooms (Coprinopsis radiata) growing on animal s droppings in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2020
Details of miniature woolly inkcap mushrooms (Coprinopsis radiata) taken from animal s droppings in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2020
Close-up of miniature woolly inkcap mushrooms (Coprinopsis radiata) taken from animal s droppings in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2020
Gills and stems of miniature woolly inkcap mushrooms (Coprinopsis radiata) taken from animal s droppings in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2020
Beautyberry fruits in animal dropping on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 4, 2020
Soft light brown resupinate polypore mushroom exuding drops of water on North Wilderness Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 8, 2020
Young leaves of bluebonnet (Lupinus) with water drops on Wildflower Loop Trail in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 24, 2021
Light brown resupinate polypore mushroom with guttation (secretion of water drops) on underside of a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, January 26, 2021
Shoot of nettle with water drops in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 8, 2021
Showy evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa) with water drops in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, April 23, 2021
Large water drops (guttation) on some resupinate polypore mushroom on underside of an oak log in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 6, 2021
Bamboo shoot with water drops on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 13, 2021
Resupinate form of brown-staining cheese polypore mushroom (Fuscopostia fragilis) on a pine log with water drops on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 16, 2021
Greenish mold (fungus) Chromelosporium(?) with water drops on a wet sandy path on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 26, 2021
Animal droppings with remains of mustang grape on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 21, 2021
Yellow water drops on Hypomyces fungus on a bolete mushroom S. decipiens on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 16, 2021
Palmetto seeds in animal s dropping on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 20, 2021
Young stage of bearded tooth mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) with water drops (guttation) on a fallen beech in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 21, 2021
Seeds of sow palmetto in animal droppings on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 19, 2021
Some web-like corticioid fungus with water drops (guttation) under a pine log on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 23, 2022
Some small animal droppings in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 20, 2022
Animal droppings with some seeds at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 3, 2022
Young leaf of mustang grape showing water drops on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 16, 2022
Some fluffy brown crust fungus with water drops on underside of an oak log in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 28, 2022
Corticioid fungus Phlebia subochracea with water drops on a tall smooth fallen tree in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, April 28, 2022
Juniper berries in animal s dropping in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 22, 2022
American buckwheat vine (ear-drops, Brunnichia ovata) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 22, 2022
Spider on ear-drops vine (Brunnichia ovata) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 22, 2022
Goldenrod and buckwheat vine (ear-drops, Brunnichia ovata) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 22, 2022
Dry leaves on ear-drops vine (Brunnichia ovata) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 22, 2022
American buckwheat vine (ear-drops, Brunnichia ovata) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, July 30, 2022
Exudation of water drops on web-like yellowish corticioid mushroom on bark of an oak log on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 14, 2023
Spores of web-like fungus showing guttation by golden drops from an oak log, collected a day before on South Wilderness Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 15, 2023
Leaves with water drops of prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 28, 2023
Winter rosette of white prickly poppy (Argemone albiflora) with water drops in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, February 11, 2023
Water drops on basal leaves of baby blue eyes (Nemophila phacelioides) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
White substance from animal droppings under a microscope (in KOH), collected on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 2, 2024
Water drops, or guttation of bracket fungus Red-Belt Conk (polypore mushroom Fomitopsis pinicola) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2024
Water drops, or guttation of bracket polypore mushroom Fomitopsis pinicola when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2024
Guttation (secretion of water drops) of resupinate polypore mushroom of an oak stump in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 17, 2024
Damaged pine tree with drops of resin when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2024
Seeds of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) in animal droppings, together with seeds of other plants in ultraviolet light on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 10, 2024
Seeds of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) in animal droppings when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 10, 2024
Mucor fungus on animal droppings on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, January 31, 2025
Mucor fungus (Zygomycota) on animal dropping on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Montgomery County, Texas, January 31, 2025
Karasta River Valley from Slobodskoy Bridge of Dvortsovy Prospekt. The trees (predominantly maples, oaks, and lindens) display vibrant shades of ochre, amber, and rust, which is typical for mid-October in this latitude. The ground is carpeted with fallen leaves, indicating that the leaf fall is well underway. Daytime highs were likely around +8DegreeC (46DegreeF), dropping to +3DegreeC (37DegreeF) at night. Oranienbaum palace-and-park ensemble, located in Lomonosov (a suburb of St. Petersburg), Russia, October 13, 2025
Yellow resupinate fungus Xylodon flaviporus (Schizopora flavipora) with tiny water drops on a log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 3, 2025
Drowned, algae-encrusted pair of over-ear (circumaural) style headphones, with a thick headband and large cups that looks like David Clark H10-13.4 Aviation Headset on a lake shore at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. By December 2025, drought had expanded across the region, with Lake Somerville s water levels dropping significantly (reported around 78-83% capacity or lower in related drought monitors), exposing mudflats and lakebed artifacts that are normally submerged. Texas, December 14, 2025
Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) exhibiting behavior driven by unseasonably warm weather and thermoregulation at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. It is taking advantage of the mild Texas winter to warm up (thermoregulate) before returning to its den when temperatures drop again at night. Texas, December 14, 2025
Thallus of liverwort Riccia fluitans (Floating Crystalwort) in its terrestrial (mud) form, or potentially the closely related Riccia stenophylla on a shore of 40 Acre Lake. While R. fluitans is famous as a floating aquatic plant, when it is stranded on mud (as water levels drop in lakes like 40 Acre Lake), it changes form significantly, becoming shorter, broader, and more anchored to the substrate. Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas, December 25, 2025
Basal rosette of seaside brookweed (Samolus valerandi; often treated in North America as ssp. parviflorus), growing on damp, exposed sand near the Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park. This semi-aquatic primrose-family plant forms a tight [OpenCurlyDoubleQuote]water-cabbage[CloseCurlyDoubleQuote] rosette when water levels drop; later it typically sends up a stem with small white flowers as conditions warm. Texas, February 28, 2026
Bluish-green, scale-leaved sprig on exposed sand near the Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park--very likely a young saltcedar (Tamarix sp.). Saltcedar is an invasive riparian shrub/tree that can appear sporadically on newly exposed reservoir margins when water levels drop, after seeds or fragments move through the Brazos River Basin watershed. Texas, February 28, 2026
Malaise trap, a specialized piece of entomological equipment designed to passively collect flying insects. Invented in the 1930s by Swedish entomologist Rene Malaise and later refined by American entomologist Henry Townes, it is primarily utilized by researchers to conduct biodiversity surveys. Scientists frequently set these traps up in natural environments like Lick Creek Park and leave them for days or weeks to continuously sample the local insect fauna, particularly flies, wasps, and bees. The trap functions as a flight interceptor by taking advantage of the natural instincts of insects. It is constructed from fine mesh netting and shaped much like a tent, featuring a central barrier wall and a sloped roof. When an insect flies into the central mesh wall, its instinctive reaction is not to drop to the ground, but rather to fly or crawl upward toward the light to bypass the obstacle. To encourage this behavior, modern designs often use dark-colored mesh for the lower walls so the insects do not see them as an exit, and white mesh for the roof to naturally draw the insects toward the top. As the insects move upward, the sloped ceiling funnels them toward the highest peak of the trap. At this apex, a small opening leads directly into a collection apparatus, which is the white plastic jar visible at the top of the structure in your photo. This container typically holds a liquid preservative, such as ethanol, which safely captures and preserves the specimens until researchers return to collect the samples for laboratory identification. Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 25, 2026
Wild grape skins and seeds in an animal dropping on a path in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 13, 2026
