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@Hagukh@mas.to · Joined ⁨Mar⁩ ⁨2023⁩

I am a nature lover and enjoy photographing lichens, mosses, birds, butterflies... depending on the season.
All published photos were taken by me unless boosted.

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A nice spot of Gray's cup lichen from this morning.
Gray's cup lichen (Cladonia grayi) is a pixie cup lichen that looks very similar to many other cup lichen species.
Most of these Cladonia cup lichens cannot be distinguished without complicated chemical tests.
This one contains a special acid that reacts positively under UV light and turns a beautiful ice blue.

#lichen #lichensubscribe #naturephotography #closeup

Cladonia grayi at the base of an rock
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A small sample of podetia of Cladonia grayi shows the ice blue under uv-light
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The UV-light shines on the Cladonia, which glows ice blue
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