#lichenology

[lichenaday]

Me: Why do I have so much neck and back and knee pain?

Also me:

Lichenology is neither for the faint of heart nor the weak of joint.

[zaccharine-vulture]

Lichen appreciation post! These were found on my walk around the creek this morning. Apothecia are so damn beautiful. The t e x t u r e s, omfg.

Also! This little green lacewing larva was hard at work collecting lichen fragments on a hackberry tree. I'd never heard of them until I searched this gal up after finding her, and I learned that the larva collect small bits of lichen to make a packet on their back that functions as camouflage and is used to create their cacoon when they are ready to pupate. So cool!

Southeast Texas, 7 May 2025

[coconutwaterprince]

Moss & lichen pics, if ur nasty >:D

[buggbitezz]

Suddenly remembered that I had a pocket microscope while out fishing yesterday, all of these found within just a couple yards of each other. Lichen diversity within such small areas has always been kinda crazy to me. Any insight on these would be awesome

[velvetwyrms]

Naturalist Zen Doodles: Pomegranate | Giant Centipede | Cladonia Lichens

[valokuvapaivakirja]

[plagiomnium]

Cladonia sp. / Begerlav sp.

[lichen-spotted]

I found a stick-o-lichen XDD (more close ups below the cut, click for a better picture etc etc)