tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post8605569538708508496..comments2024-02-06T10:31:24.491-07:00Comments on Watching the World Wake Up: Stuff On Rocks 2: All About LichenWatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-67943747647589829422013-08-23T04:13:55.525-06:002013-08-23T04:13:55.525-06:00Hello
I'm a natural history illustrator, and ...Hello<br /><br />I'm a natural history illustrator, and publish a weekly blog. This week's is about the wonders of lichens, and I've cheekily included an illustration from this splendid post of yours, along with a credit and a link to your site. I hope that's ok? My blog is at: http://www.lizzieharper.co.uk/news/article/50/Scientific_Illustator_Out_and_About_Introduction_to_Lichens_-_August_23rd_2013.<br />Many thanks, and for the fascinating blog too, I totally agree with you abotu how fab lichens are.<br /><br />Yorus<br />Lizzie<br />www.lizzieharper.co.ukLizzie Harperhttp://www.lizzieharper.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-66748322238111825202011-08-16T14:21:04.646-06:002011-08-16T14:21:04.646-06:00Chantel- Go right ahead and use whatever you like....Chantel- Go right ahead and use whatever you like. (In a later post I detailed my full (exceedingly liberal) "policy" re: graphics reuse, but I don't have the motivation to find/link to it right now via my current access (Awesome Wife's iPhone*.) You can probably find it by searching the blog for "karma".) Best of success on your thesis!<br /><br />*you can find a post on that, too. Still think it's like a cult...Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-17553686928378530662011-08-09T05:21:55.459-06:002011-08-09T05:21:55.459-06:00Hello! I just found your blog while looking for n...Hello! I just found your blog while looking for nice diagrams of lichen growth forms. It's excellent!<br /><br />I'm writing a PhD thesis on lichens, and wondered if you'd allow me use the crustose, fruticose and foliose diagrams (with full credit to you, of course) to demonstrate differences...?<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />ChantelChantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128524338980415302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-75346679406560628632009-12-09T20:19:50.152-07:002009-12-09T20:19:50.152-07:00Anon- Even real lichenologists don't agree on ...Anon- Even real lichenologists don't agree on the classification-of-the-symbiosis issue, so I'm hardly qualified to weigh in. But I'd call it mutualistic if only because the association enables the photobiont to live in environments where it could not do so standalone. That said, the relationship may well likely have started out as purely parasitic.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-74293240413094059512009-12-07T17:11:58.595-07:002009-12-07T17:11:58.595-07:00What symbiotic relationship do you believe lichen ...What symbiotic relationship do you believe lichen is? I have been doing research and most websites say that it is mutualism but the evidence most strongly points to mutualism and parasitismAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-71420954012834444782009-08-12T21:43:18.143-06:002009-08-12T21:43:18.143-06:00II LOVEs LICHENS! thanks for all the great info. H...II LOVEs LICHENS! thanks for all the great info. HAY don't forget about ENOSIMBIOSIS! - theres even a fungi-alge endo...lichenladnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-9455161680406796622009-03-09T20:25:00.000-06:002009-03-09T20:25:00.000-06:00oh, my, this is all going to take some time to dig...oh, my, this is all going to take some time to digest--thanks for all the info!Desert Survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620590624490393921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-31655300276993264862009-03-07T08:36:00.000-07:002009-03-07T08:36:00.000-07:00Good call, Tomo, but I think you're still off the ...Good call, Tomo, but I think you're still off the hook, Watcher. The lichen symbiosis is a unique one because together the two symbionts create a new "organism" that <B>resembles neither of the partners</B>. A coral or sea slug may have symbiotic partners, yes, but it is still a recognizable coral or sea slug, no?SLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574103178321487531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-90703887081182833142009-03-06T16:52:00.000-07:002009-03-06T16:52:00.000-07:00Tomodactylus- thanks for the comment. As soon as I...Tomodactylus- thanks for the comment. As soon as I read “coral” I thought “doh!” Thanks for catching my oversight. I had no idea of the sea slug though- that is amazing. And the part about one of the missing algal genes being found in the slug’s genome? I’m blown away! Thanks for the link- that’s a wonderful blog, and I’ll be spending some time over there…Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-62352405619341406582009-03-06T09:36:00.000-07:002009-03-06T09:36:00.000-07:00You asked why animals never "lichenized". The answ...You asked why animals never "lichenized". The answer is that some did: corals have a mutualistic intracellular relationship with algae. There are some single-celled protists (you may not want to call them animals), Paramecium bursaria, for example, that host the plastids of algae and use them for photosynthesis. And then there is the recently described sea slug that incorporates algae into its tissues.<BR/>See this post for more details: http://evolutionarynovelty.blogspot.com/2008/11/evolutionary-novelty-photosynthetic.html<BR/>Just when you thought nature couldn't be any stranger you find out that it can be!Dale Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719806906871204013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-68827075822057308692009-03-05T05:50:00.000-07:002009-03-05T05:50:00.000-07:00Sally- I'll do it (despite my general objection to...Sally- I'll do it (despite my general objection to any form of chain letters!) probably this weekend.<BR/><BR/>KKris- yeah I wasn't sure anyone would dig deep enough in the graphic- glad you did!<BR/><BR/>re: your question, "what kind of life-form is beyond a eukaryote?", the answer is arguably the "superorganism", as in social insects (ants, bees, termites.) Speaking of which, <A HREF="http://myrmecos.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">Myrmecos</A> had a <A HREF="http://myrmecos.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/the-slave-rebellion-is-here/" REL="nofollow">post yesterday</A> highlighting how researchers have found examples of ants rebelling against slave-making ants. Cool stuff.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-3055644184451447982009-03-05T05:44:00.000-07:002009-03-05T05:44:00.000-07:00Found you via Foothills Fancies. I gotta agree wit...Found you via Foothills Fancies. I gotta agree with you about the TPSD theory too! :)Dave Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613987836803392641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-66642624224378857602009-03-04T15:55:00.000-07:002009-03-04T15:55:00.000-07:00Good stuff.I liked the humor in the complexity con...Good stuff.<BR/><BR/>I liked the humor in the complexity continuum. So your 1st wife pegs the scale on complexity? I'm curious, what kind of life-form is beyond a eukaryote?<BR/><BR/>And the work coffee maker must be something, being a living organism and all.KanyonKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954169751206336705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-73094623433762740252009-03-04T08:02:00.000-07:002009-03-04T08:02:00.000-07:00Not to mention all the dishes we wouldn't have to ...Not to mention all the dishes we wouldn't have to wash! <BR/><BR/>Great job on the photo--I'm impressed.<BR/><BR/>Now, how about sharing your sources of inspiration via a <A HREF="http://scienceontap.blogspot.com/2009/03/nuther-blog-meme.html" REL="nofollow">most interesting nature book meme</A>. Looking forward to a Watcher take on it, as most of mine are pre-millenial.SLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574103178321487531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-69181019876649195862009-03-04T06:52:00.000-07:002009-03-04T06:52:00.000-07:00Sally- I like your plan, not just because of all t...Sally- I like your plan, not just because of all the good altruistic reasons, but because it would obviate my having to decide what to eat for lunch every day (consistent with the Less Needless Hassle philosophy.)<BR/><BR/>The super-close-up was a bit of Candelariella I brought home and shot on a sunny windowsill so I could skip the flash. Even so, it took 1/2 dozen+ takes...Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-5503945709140018742009-03-03T11:32:00.000-07:002009-03-03T11:32:00.000-07:00Wow-- over the top, even for The Watcher. Must be ...Wow-- over the top, even for The Watcher. Must be the optical enhancement. And... aww, that's very nice of you, all those plugs. But you're above and beyond, always-- and the Awesome Graphics are way cool. Where from the super-close-up? Nice photo...<BR/><BR/>Personally, I still think the ultimate nutritional option for humans should be subcutaneous implantation of chlorophyll/ chloroplasts. Why not? Solves "feeding the world" and racial tensions at a stroke--we all go <I>green</I>-- keeps us from mining the oceans, and frees up more land for lichens (and plants and animals and native ecosystems)! If you just put your very creative mind to it, Watcher... What say??SLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574103178321487531noreply@blogger.com