1st Nature Walk
I took advantage of the cool weather and went to the nearest pine tree preserve, which was about fifteen minutes away. I walked around for half an hour and took some photos of what can be categorized into three groups: plants, animals, and fungi.
One animal I saw was a sole black ant. I accidently came across its leafy home when I was trying to take a picture of the next animal - a gray squirrel. The squirrel was running with another but they eventually separated when the other climbed at tree. The fungi I noticed were completely different from each other. The lichens were fuzzy and they grew on a rock, while the earthballs looked spotted and they were shaded by some flat leaves. The plants I noticed were relatively thin oak trees. The branches wrapped some of them.
None of the organisms looked out of the ordinary so I doubt there was any polyploidization.
