Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea is a common invasive parasitic fungi that attacks both broad-leaved and coniferous trees. By the time the fruiting body is visible, the mycelial threads within the tree’s tissues will have already caused it damage. In this photograph the fungus is growing on a mature Ash tree Fraxinus excelsior, which itself may already be weakened by the widespread disease, Ash Dieback Hymenoscyphus fraxineus.
Alex Hyde is one of Britain’s leading exponents of close-up nature photography. His award-winning images portray a hidden world of extraordinary beauty. “To this day I delight in revealing tiny details of subjects that would be missed by the naked eye. Many of my pictures involve photographing moving subjects smaller than a grain of rice. Nature provides me with an endless array of fascinating subjects.”
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