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Nostoc sometimes referred to as "Witches Butter) is a Cyanobacteria often found in shallow pools of water on the surface of the Burren limestone. When dry it shrinks into a dark crumbly form - but when wet it can plump out beautifully 😍
County Clare, Ireland.

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Nostoc sometimes referred to as "Witches Butter) is a Cyanobacteria often found in shallow pools of water on the surface of the Burren limestone. When dry it shrinks into a dark crumbly form - but when wet it can plump out beautifully 😍
County Clare, Ireland.

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As children we thought it was an alien invasion. The "things" could somehow move around. We often found it on the patio. Here they marched from the fields onto the path.😉
Indeed, #Nostoc or star jelly / spit of moon is a fascinating colony-building #cyanobacteria capable of #photosynthesis. Nostoc is a master of survival, symbiotic with #plants, #fungi, and other #bacteria. It can help moss to survive on bare rocks.

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As children we thought it was an alien invasion. The "things" could somehow move around. We often found it on the patio. Here they marched from the fields onto the path.😉
Indeed, #Nostoc or star jelly / spit of moon is a fascinating colony-building #cyanobacteria capable of #photosynthesis. Nostoc is a master of survival, symbiotic with #plants, #fungi, and other #bacteria. It can help moss to survive on bare rocks.

#mosstodon #extremophiles #algae #lichensubscribe #NatureMatchCuts

Nostoc in a Burren dissolution depression. Nostoc is a type of photosynthesising Cyanobacteria that is commonly found in shallow pools of water in the Burren. County Clare, Ireland.

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