lo, what evil lurks

[piranha]

in the heart of moss

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[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Is that really a closeup of moss?

lo, what evil lurks in the heart of moss

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

the green grassy-looking stuff is moss. the thing with the red head is a lichen, i believe (i know very little about moss and lichen). it is really tiny; here's a slighly blurred picture of the moss patch where i took this closeup; for size comparisons, the longish brown needles are about 3/4 inch long, as are the red-headed lichen sentinels.

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[serenecooking.livejournal.com]

I don't have words for how completely astounded I am by these photos. I mean, I've been enjoying the whole series, but this one just blows me away. I can't wait to show someotherguy when he gets home. (It's bachelor night tonight -- I'm up wayyyy too late, goofing off with my new softwares.)

(That is, my new purchased recipe software, and my new lessons in programming with PHP. Much NPE.)

Re: lo, what evil lurks in the heart of moss

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

mmh, new software!

i'm glad you're enjoying the photos. i love taking close-ups because i end up seeing so many more things in the pictures than i see when i look with the naked eye.

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[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

after googling just a little, maybe this is cladonia cristatella. seems a common name for it is "british soldier", *heh*. i wasn't that far off with the "sentinel" crack.

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[jinian.livejournal.com]

Looks like a Cladonia to me, though one myco class does not an expert make.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Pretty!