r/Lichen

Image 1 — Surviving pictures of another blue lichen encounter
Image 2 — Surviving pictures of another blue lichen encounter
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Surviving pictures of another blue lichen encounter

Terana cerulea , as has been identified by this r/ , with some saying that it's also some kind of fungus ?

so here's another set of pictures , this particular SD card had it's data corrupted somehow , and many pictures from that trip did not make it or made it like the 2nd and 3rd picture , we had some weird encounters in the cloud forest those days , our equipment stopped working correctly, batteries for drained , etc, those things sometimes happen up there , we sleep at night better thinking its the humidity and not the Green

We've found some incredible incredible bioluminescent, something , a fungus or a lichen , I have no idea, the pictures are tough, but I'll post them anyhow , maybe someone can tell me what it is

Meanwhile check this out, a bit different, it was super overcast if I remember correctly , the blue was so intense ,it was impossible not to stop and wonder!

Sometimes , when I'm out there , I take way longer to get to my camping destination from stopping every 4 minutes to take pictures of the lichen, the moss and the mushroom

u/IGenuinaConsciencia — 10 hours ago
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Extremely blue lichen

The indigo color is pretty incredible , at first glance, I thought it was paint, then I remembered I was in the middle of nowhere

u/IGenuinaConsciencia — 4 days ago
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All this from one stick

Getting sticks for the chameleon enclosure and this on was full of lichens so I thought you’d enjoy a few close-ups.

u/KeyLo_Greene — 5 days ago
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I love lichens!!!

Slides 3 and 4 are pictures of the underside of a lichen under a microscope (60x magnification).

Edit: To clarify slides 3 and 4 are images of a different, foliose lichen, not the ones pictured in slides 1 or 2.

u/undertimeslopper52 — 1 day ago
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Microscope slides - where to find and how to?

I am a true beginner, but I have high hopes of learning as much as I can. Does anyone have a good website to source what is needed to create microscope slides from lichens I find out in the world?

If I would need more than “microscope slides” please let me know! My microscope came without anything like that, and I’m hopeful to buy everything I need in one go-round.

Also, if anyone has a good place to source the necessary chemicals (Potassium, I believe, and others?) please share!

Pictures for attention (and possible ID!)

u/chillysnail — 1 day ago
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Some beautiful trumpets doing their thing

I've been obsessed about lichen ever since I can remember , I've been around and taken a lot of pictures I've never shared until now, hope you like them!

how about this tiny patch surrounded by mossy moss , spectacular mini city

u/IGenuinaConsciencia — 6 days ago
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Some cool pics!

Hopefully I can take more pics soon! Lots of really cool branches in my yard!

u/hotdamnhotwater — 3 days ago
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Been meaning to post these photos for a while, from central Scotland, The Borders and Perthshire

u/SairYin — 13 days ago
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This just stuck out from the drab leaf litter at the bog.

I thought it looked nice and wanted to share.

u/MrMacgee333 — 1 day ago
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I’ve never seen it in green

This is on willow wood. Is it lichen or something else? I’m in south America

u/Entertainthethoughts — 3 days ago
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En Glaciar Martial. Ushuaia, Argentina

u/nativarmontes — 2 days ago
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On Eididh Nan Clach Geala

u/Ouakha — 13 days ago
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Lichen Looking

I live in a very lichen rich environment. If you plan to be in Colorado and you’d like to do some lichen looking or forest bathing, our mountain acreage just a few miles from the continental divide is a great place to do it. Just off a scenic byway called the Peak to Peak highway. DM for details.

u/Wistful-observer — 5 days ago