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British Soldiers is a Colorful Cup Lichen that Grows on Trees

British Soldiers is a Colorful Cup Lichen that Grows on Trees shows readers a specimen of this beautiful lichen. It explains what attracted the author/artist to it, and gives some basic facts about the lichen.

Pixie Cups Lichens, which are made up of a fungus and an algae, are found all over the world, from the coldest habitats to the warmest. Many of the are also very attractive, like this British soldiers lichen (Cladonia cristatella) that I found laying on my front porch last seek. Cup lichens are members of the Cladoniaceae family and are also sometimes called pixie cups. This particular cup…

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Micro Photography is Interesting and Lots of Fun

Lichen and Sand I’m always looking for new and interesting things to do with my photography and artwork, so when a friend of mine told me about a relatively inexpensive microscopic lens that could be used with my smart phone camera I wanted to try it out. The new lens arrived last week and I did have to spend a little time figuring out how to use it (that’s still an ongoing process) before I…

Micro Photography is Interesting and Lots of Fun

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Lichens Can Be Surprisingly Colorful

Lichens Can Be Surprisingly Colorful features another of Mother Nature’s beautiful works of art; a dead tree trunk covered in colored lichens. It explains why the author/artist was drawn to this tree trunk and why she took this photo.

Lichen Covered The last time I went for a little walk in Gothe State Forest, one of the prettiest and most interesting things I came across was this aged dead tree trunk that had several types of lichens on it. I was really surprised to see the various colors and textures of the lichens. Of course, I loved the texture of the old wood, too. I have always been drawn to wood textures, both rough…

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