Endlessly fascinating...

They change so much with the weather. Hot and dry - shrivelled and sad, rain or damp - ready to face the world and all it has to offer!

[Susan Wakely]

They look like little aliens.

[Mags]

Beautiful capture of bristly beard lichen and its soralia.

[Corinne C]

Such fascinating lichens

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Walks @ 7]

Cool

[Delwyn Barnett]

Interesting looking things. Great pic.

[Jane Pittenger]

Such fascinating critters

[Rick]

Great macro shot, I assume.

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful capture of the details.

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[gloria jones]

Neat details

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh wow really is!

[Rob Z]

@rickster549 Hi Rick - it was actually a micro-macro shot. Like a super macro mode on my camera. I love using it.. Thanks for your interest. Cheers Rob

[Rob Z]

@marlboromaam Hi Mags - thanks so much for providing the name for the reproductive structure. I've admired them for so long and never realised they had a name of its own. Cheers Rob

[Brian]

Awesome

[Diana]

Such a stunning capture of these wild looking beauties.

[Peter]

Super captured Rob looks almost alien in monochrome, Fav :)

[Wylie]

lichen? wonderful.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful closeup. They look strange to me.

[John Falconer]

Fabulous closeup. Well done.

[Mags]

@robz I had to correct myself. It's bristly beard. Bushy beard rarely has soralia (round discs).

[Sally Ings]

They look quite alien. Really cool close up details

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely details in this.

[Bobbi C]

They look frozen.

[Fisher Family]

Interesting and attractive!

Ian

[Merrelyn]

Fascinating plants.

[Olwynne]

So unusual.

[Jacqueline]

Beautiful plant and capture!

[Paula Fontanini]

Beautiful capture, they do almost look like little aliens!

[Kate]

Lovely light in this lichen closeup

[Margaret Brown]

Super details and capture

[Beverley]

Super interesting… your title is perfect.

[haskar]

Great shot and details.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Aliens definitely planted these- haha! Great shot.