Lizzie Downes

[Natural History Museum @NHM_London]

Many intrepid explorers have contributed to the Museum's collections. Victorian Henry Bates spent 11 years in the Amazon and collected thousands of new species, including these beautiful butterflies. #BSW18 https://t.co/9Y4VWENApc

[Pepijn Kooij (he/him/his) @PepijnKooij]

On our way to Bogotá, the first step of going home. We’ll miss you Colombia! Hasta luego! #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @KewScience @KewMycology @BoyacaBIO @curataceae @Ekhdwns @inst_humboldt

[FungusPirate @curataceae]

Im back in London. The boat is afloat, the fire is on and i am trying to stay awake. Colombia was breathtaking; 3 weeks in a beautiful country with beautiful people. Hopefully more to come. #kewcolombiabio #BoyácaFungi @KewScience @Ekhdwns @Osanruri @juansesur

[Óscar Andrés Ruiz @Osanruri]

Siempre los recordaremos @PepijnKooij @curataceae @Ekhdwns @ac_baquero I will Miss you. Buen viaje amigos, nos vemos pronto.

[FungusPirate @curataceae]

Not ashamed to admit i am having a post-fieldwork manicure in Bogota salon. Delighted to see they have a mycologist here who has thier colkecting box with them. #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @PepijnKooij @Ekhdwns @Osanruri

[FungusPirate @curataceae]

This is a page in a Colombian newspaper. Thats me and @NataliaVarEst fungalising in the photo. International fame beckons #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @KewScience @PepijnKooij @Ekhdwns @Osanruri

[FungusPirate @curataceae]

Beers and rugby in Bogota @PepijnKooij @Ekhdwns @NataliaVarEst

[FungusPirate @curataceae]

Our secret stockings weapon; bundles of silica to keep ziplocs og fungi nice and dry whilst on thier international travels #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @PepijnKooij @Ekhdwns @Osanruri @KewScience

[Pepijn Kooij (he/him/his) @PepijnKooij]

Hasta luego #Tunja, nos vemos! On our way to Villa de Leyva! #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @KewScience @BoyacaBIO @curataceae @Ekhdwns @KewMycology

[FungusPirate @curataceae]

650+ tissue samples of of the mushrooms and lichens we collected on this expedition. Now to sort through all these and double check the data on the ca. 1000 specimens collected in total. #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @PepijnKooij @KewScience @Ekhdwns @inst_humboldt

[FungusPirate @curataceae]

Mycology in action, but can you figure out what? #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @PepijnKooij @KewScience @juansesur @Osanruri

[Pepijn Kooij (he/him/his) @PepijnKooij]

Packing samples for shipment to @KewScience at @inst_humboldt Villade Leyva. #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @BoyacaBIO @KewMycology @curataceae @Ekhdwns

[FungusPirate @curataceae]

My morchilla has accumulated a ton of stuff over the past forthnight, this is after removing paperwork #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @KewScience @PepijnKooij @Ekhdwns

[Juan Sebastián @juansesur]

A wonderful trip #BoyacáFungi @PepijnKooij @Ekhdwns @curataceae @tsanjuan @ac_baquero @Osanruri @BoyacaBIO

[Pepijn Kooij (he/him/his) @PepijnKooij]

Finished all lab work! Now on our way to Villa de Leyva to drop off all the samples. #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @KewScience @BoyacaBIO @Ekhdwns @curataceae @juansesur @Osanruri

[FungusPirate @curataceae]

Final lab day sorting 100+ mycorrhizae samples. Fueled by chocolate and ELO #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @PepijnKooij @Ekhdwns @juansesur @KewScience

[Pepijn Kooij (he/him/his) @PepijnKooij]

Views on the way back from Chiscas to Tunja. #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @KewScience @BoyacaBIO @curataceae @juansesur @Osanruri @Ekhdwns

[FungusPirate @curataceae]

Busy busy busy (but also making super progress) #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @KewScience @Ekhdwns @PepijnKooij @Osanruri @juansesur

[FungusPirate @curataceae]

Twitterland! Ignore my fieldwork manicure, but any thoughts what this might be? On dead branch in arid talus slope( hot and dry around here atm). Long story as to why i am tweeting. #KewColombiaBio #BoyacáFungi @PepijnKooij @Ekhdwns @KewScience