Nature

Unknown Connection

I took a close up and you can see the butterfly is not feeding on anything right now, tongue is all rolled up. So I can't tell if there is a connection between the fungi and the butterfly. Kind of cool to see however.
Alder Bracket (Mensularia radiata)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis celtis)

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