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I've made a community for lichen (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by magpie@mander.xyz to c/mycology@mander.xyz

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I started out as a hobby mycologist but I live in Canada and mushrooms can be in short supply during the winter. I took up amateur lichenology to fill the void but I quickly became consumed by them, there was so much I didn't know and the uncharted-territory aspect of it took hold of me. Now I photograph way more lichens than mushrooms and I've started to do a bit of public speaking for my mycology group on lichens and their ecology. I am just an amateur though so I'm not an expert by any means. Pic: Stereocaulon sp. The link is below.

https://mander.xyz/c/Lichen

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[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm lichen what your doing here!

[–] xep@fedia.io 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You sound like a fun guy!

[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Thanks, you sound like someone that follows their hobbies like a passion! I respect that.

I've always liked mushrooms, fungi and lichen. I own Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora. Always fascinated me. I'm far from an expert and don't even particularly like eating them. Always look at the lichen on rocks and trees with the same wonder.

Im gonna like your comm.

Almost forgot to bring up that my 9th grade biology teacher had the same fun-guy joke!

[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Whachu licking?

[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 2 points 2 months ago

Last night it was the bottom of a bottle of Bullet Rye. Too old for day drinking.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank you! I'll follow it.

Here is a link in a format that would work whatever the instance you come from !Lichen@mander.xyz

[–] magpie@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago

Thanks!

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Didn't realize they used the same pluralization rule as oxen but my phylactery is ready.

[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

That's cool! Lichen has such a great petrichor

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

This guy misunderstood and now he's very angry at you. I suggests hiring adventurers for protection.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago

Nice!

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's awesome. I actually started taking pictures of lichens and mushrooms as well, so I will start posting them. But I don't know what they are called at all, so you will have to identify them.

[–] magpie@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

That's fine, no experience needed. I am actually not all that great at ID either, I just know the most common species in my area.