Quantification of invertebrates on fungal fruit bodies by the use of time‐lapse cameras

Fungi and invertebrates comprise a major part of biodiversity in dead wood ecosystems depend on fungi to utilise the resource. Many also visit long-lived fruit bodies wood-decay feed spores, hymenium or other invertebrates. However, as traditional sampling methods are labour-intensive, we know little these interactions. In this study, use time-lapse cameras monitor visiting common fungus, Fomitopsis pinicola, explain their activity terms temporal variation, temperature presence Gyrophaena boleti, highly abundant fungivorous beetle living primarily F. pinicola. The most pinicola were Coleoptera, Araneae, Diptera, Gastropoda Chilopoda. invertebrate exhibited strong variation with higher abundance during night and, for earlier season. We discuss how might correlate sporulation period G. boleti had positive impact predatory Lordithon lunulatus Ipidia binotata, negative Thymalus limbatus Peltis ferruginea. Chilopoda L. ephemeral visitors, while Coleoptera Araneae stayed longest. estimated invertebrates' visitation frequency duration, which would be time-consuming obtain methods. offer improvements our method urge future research invertebrate–fungus interactions quantify visits fungal bodies.