I find this every bit as fascinating as the showier wildlife, in its own way.

The green and white crusty stuff clinging to the surface of the lava are lichens, comprising two organisms — an algal chlorophyll-containing partner and a fungus living together in symbiosis. The fungus provides shelter, water, and minerals to the alga and, in return, the alga provides food from photosynthesis.
Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands, Part Four
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Adelia Ritchie, PhD
Matthew Clapham
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Jul 5, 2024
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I find this every bit as fascinating as the showier wildlife, in its own way.
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Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.
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