So what is lichen anyway, I can tell you for one thing it's not those scary wolf things from underworld.
Lichens, are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus (themycobiont) with a photosynthetic partner (the photobiont or phycobiont), usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium.
Unknown 2012, Lichen, Encyclopaedia, Wikipedia, 27/04/2012 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichen>.
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I am a bit of a Biology nerd so to me, Lichen sounds ridiculously intriguing. So basically there are three things that distinguish Lichen. These are:
1. Lichen is made up of two organisms, Fungus and Cyanobacterium.
2. These two organisms mutually benefit from their relationship.
3. The Fungus provides the physical structure while the Cyanobacterium contains chlorophyll and therefore produces food via photosynthesis.
Macro
Micro
Here are a couple lichen inspired edited drawings extracted from my journal.
Acrylic paints
Water colour pencils.
Felt tip pen.
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