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"The dark edges between the thalli are called the prothallus, and are where the fungal partner is present without the algal partner" — Dr. Mike Simms, Lichenologist, personal correspondence.

The searching fungi draws borders on stone.

Pen and ink drawing of 'Fuscidea cyathoides', growing on quartzite, Inishowen peninsula, Ireland, as part of an art-research residency with Artlink Fort Dunree, throughout 2022

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A photograph of a pen drawing of lichen with hard black adges. The lichen looks a little like a country on a map. Inside the hard edges are softer, thinner edges like provinces or counties on a map.
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This is pen?! 😮 Thought it was the real deal.
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@jrsstorytime yes, and thanks. It's part of a series of sketches the real thing looks like the image here, but I'm drawing very close-up details of specific parts to try and learn a little more about these fascinating critters..
A close-up photograph of lichen that looks a little like a map, with hard, dark edges around unpredictable shapes.
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A lichen that is coloniser and collaborator, teaching me something about porous edges and permeable places. Apparently, after growing for thousands of years, they create spaces where they (co)exist.

There is a lot to unpick here, and a lot to learn.

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@mycorrhiza the lichen keep tricking me too, creating shapes that seem familiar when I look at them for too long. I am pretty sure they are doing this to offer some perspective on how we all live on this small rock-in-space, but I haven't been able to understand yet. Hopefully some day.
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