Day 4 of the hunt for the Inonotus obliquus fruiting body.
8/18/08
Pisgah Woods

Checking dead birch with peeling bark.  Here part of the bark fell off and there is some yellow fungus on trunk.  Slime?

Close-up of slime.  Could be Dog-vomit Slime?

Taking more bark off, I discover a large beetle about 1.5" long.

And a slug with distinct coloration.