A fungus friend I found growing in a millipede tank! I moved it into a separate enclosure to see if I can ID it once it is mature. It’s also getting PCR’d. It’s a really weird one. It is definitely gilled.
is also funny that guest and hostage were cognates in early Germanic languages. welcome to the hotel longobardus, you can check out any time but you can never leave because we’ll interpret that as you breaking the treaty your warlord father made with my warlord father and we’ll be forced to send spears against him (will probably keep you alive to make sure we get your inheritance though). have the richest of sweetmeats on us
I mean, seriously. An incredible common name for an incredibly rare lichen. This lil pal is only found in a few isolated populations in central costal California. And it is threatened by costal development, climate change, costal erosion, invasive plants, and recreation. Can you imagine how tragic it would be to lose mealy fog fingers??? I mean, my guess is you just found out it exists so it would mean nothing to you, but it should! Support conservation education, science, and federal protection for endangered species, and vote for the people that prioritize those things. And get to know your local lichens and make efforts to share your love and knowledge with others. Save the mealy fog fingers!
