Don't know for sure what's living in this tree, but it seems to enjoy cones.... and no, I never touched it. It was too dark in that hole to disturb anything.
I wouldn't put my hand in there either... who knows what you will find in there. You got some great tones and textures. I think I see a little face at the tip of that cone. Nice camera work .
I had a friend who learned the hard way not to go sticking appendages into dark holes, we now call him Stumpy. Good lighting and textures in the photo.
The reason why the sun sets in the evening is because it wants to see the sunrise in the morning. I rise in the morning because I want to see them both. RvdB