Mold



Molds are fungi that grow in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae. Some molds cause or food spoilage; others play an important role in biodegradation or in the production of various foods, beverages, antibiotics and enzymes.











Fern

One of the most common ferns -  Dryopteris filix-mas occurring throughout much of Europe, Asia and North America. This one is from  a forest near Warsaw. On the abaxial surface of the mature blade  you can find sori in two rows. When the spores  ripen  the indusium start to shrivel, leading to the release of the spores -  a reproductive structures.

 

 



Spider

This little  8mm spider  found on moss from the forest represents  one of the orb-weaver spiders (family Araneidae). It can often   be found in gardens, fields and forests. Their common name is taken from the round shape of spiral wheel-shaped webs they make. Orb-weavers have eight similar eyes and eight  hairy legs.

 

 



Pixels

Here you can observe pixels -  pix (“pictures”) and el (for “element”) – from the laptop screen in 140 magnification.  Pixels are the smallest units of the picture. As you can see they consist  of yellow, red, blue and green colors.