#Lichens

James McCulloch

Due to both the current restrictions on movement and my need to get back into lichens (again), this morning was spent trying to find and identify as many species as

I struggle with lichens with soralia at the lobe tips - are they hood-shaped, lip-shaped etc. Tentatively ID'd these as Hypogymnia physodes (left) and H. tubulosa (right) because of the

colinpurrington

colinpurrington

I found a box of @Hostess_Snacks Twinkies from 2012 in my basement and I thought I'd make a short thread. There were some surprises. 2. The Twinkie from 2012 is

I *think* I found a new lichen species for Britain this week while on my daily lock-down walk. This thread will give the story so far and explain my slight

Lichens growing on an old ship's rope: A thread.First off:Cladonias! Looks like some sort of powderhorn species, but not sure which powderhorns are local. More Cladonias, but less foliose. Mixture

Damaris Brisco 🐌

I found a very good stick in the driveway today. 1/ Pretty sure this is from one of the Oaks (California Black or Coast Live.) I don't often see

Hurricane Diana

You know. Twilight is twilight. But Underworld is the most INCONSISTENT vampire lore ever. It's so simple and yet, it's like they forgot to write everything down before doing another

Cain Scrimgeour

THREADWhat the f**k is wrong with people!In late summer last year we moved to the village of Gilsland, a small community straddling the counties of Northumberland and Cumbria. The area

Glen Carnach, a remote glen on the edge of Knoydart - it takes the guts of a day to get here from the nearest road. this majestic place was once

#MetGala 2020 was cancelled so no #LichensAtTheMetGala this year but given the planned 2020 theme About Time was inspired by the film Orlando starring the legendary Tilda Swinton I thought

Shane McAuliffe 🐷✈️

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Day 7 of #FarmlandBiodiversity and today, something slightly different. Old stone structures on farms are an important part of our cultural heritage but did you know they are important for

Thread The Atlantic rainforests of the west coast of Scotland are amongst the richest habitats for wildlife in Britain They are internationally important for mosses, liverworts and lichens which

I am of course happy to field your wildlife questions and IDs, but I'd thought it'd be useful to provide a list of who I consider to be some of

Today’s trip to water at the community garden. My seedling peach has two fruits left. I’m really hoping the ground squirrel continues to miss these. Grafted this year, ‘Suntan’ apple

So tonight- a simple wot I did story - I finally got out to walk for a few hours, over the hill, past the conspicuous, but widely-not-recognised standing stone, past

Dr. Merritt Turetsky

It's the perfect morning for a permafrost twitter-tour! So what is permafrost? Permafrost is frozen ground that remains in a frozen state for multiple years. But it's way more complicated