Did you know that lichens can be found on all 7 continents? Yep, the freezing Antarctica too.
If for whatever reason the whole humanity is blown up, they will survive. Together with ants :)
Some cool info:
- They can grow on on bark, leaves, mosses, other lichens, rocks, walls, gravestones, roofs, exposed soil surfaces, rubber, bones, glass, cloth.
- It is estimated that 6–8% of Earth's land surface is covered by lichens
- There are about 20,000 known species
Source and more info - Wikipedia
The ones you see here I found growing on cork trees. Few different types in the same spot. The bark is very porous with many cracks and holes. They attach well to the surface enjoying the moist that is trapped there... while it lasts.
They stop growing suring the summer months when it is just dry and hot. In the late fall when it starts to rain they come to life again.
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Some are hairy...
And some look like aliens.
The last two were on a different tree, but I can't remember what type, it could be some fruit tree.
I don't see that orange one too often. Lovely colour and lots of little hair around. They seem to prefer the long twigs - it's probably easier to catch the moist from the air that way.
Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
and with cockroaches :-)
ha ha ha... I thought the same thing when I read that.... Cockroaches too!.... :)
Dios Mio, they indeed look like aliens...
I knew it was not just Spain where they came, they made until your place too 😱
:D
They are eeveeryyywhereeee!
And there is nowhere to hide... :o
Yep, nowhere to hide lol, as you found your mushrooms also
Nothing can hide from you 😉
It's great to see your photography. All pictures look awesome.
Excellent close-up photos of these lichens.... And also very good information... I have always been attracted to lichens because of their ability to "be almost anywhere, regardless of the climate"...
I loved this photo as soon as I looked at it, the level of detail and the out of focus for the background, which has isolated the lichen in a wonderful way, is impressive.
Excellent post my friend, really excellent...
JL
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Awsome ;)
I work in a fish rearing pond, and I saw that there was moss on the edge of the pond, is it the same as the moss that I shared.