11.25.25 39th Street Beach, Chicago, IL

 


Golden-eye Lichen (green with orange cups), Physcia sp. (blue-gray), Smooth Shadow-crust Lichen (dark green), and Candleflame Lichen (neon yellow)

Golden-eye Lichen

Golden-eye Lichen thallus

Golden-eye Lichen apothecia

Candleflame Lichen

Candleflame Lichen (neon yellow), Mealy-rim Lichen (pale green crust), and various unidentified algae crustose lichens (greenish and black crusts)

Various unidentified algae crustose lichens, Mealy-rim Lichen, and Candleflame Lichen

Smooth Shadow-crust Lichen

Candleflame Lichen and Smooth Shadow-crust Lichen (darkish green)

Candleflame Lichen and Smooth Shadow-crust Lichen (darkish green)

Hooded Sunburst

Candleflame Lichen

Algae

Candleflame Lichen

Sidewalk Firedot

Unidentified crustose lichen

Sidewalk Firedot

Various unidentified crustose lichens

Shrubby or Pin-cushion Sunburst

Tiny Button Lichen (black dots) and Hoary Rosette Lichen (clue-gray)

Mealy-rim Lichen

Dead Mealy-rim Lichen

Mealy-rim Lichen

Unidentified crustose lichen (Black dotted light gray crust) and Mealy-rim Lichen (pale green)

Unidentified lichens

Very small polypore, potentially baby Oak Mazegill

Very small polypore, potentially baby Oak Mazegill

Very small polypore, potentially baby Oak Mazegill

Very small polypore, potentially baby Oak Mazegill

Very small polypore, potentially baby Oak Mazegill

Unidentified polypore with gills

Unidentified polypore with gills

Gills of unidentified polypore

Unidentified Jumping Spider on Smooth Shadow-crust Lichen

It was only around 2 mm long!

Awww

Cute


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