Alyse Gray
@suture-self.bsky.social
Children's mushroom book author and amateur mycologist. Occasional pathologists' assistant. 🍄 Here for your mushroom and bird pics.
YAAAAYY IT'S LICHEN BOOK PUBLICATION DAY!!! My kid's book, Zoom In on Lichen (for ages 1-5ish) is now available on Amazon!!! Unsure if this one is suitable for your kids? Here's a video of me reading it! Enjoy and happy lichen hunting!
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#lichen #childrensnaturebooks
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#lichen #childrensnaturebooks
Author reads ZOOM IN on LICHEN! Nature book for kids (ages 1-5)
YouTube video by A.D. Gray
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June 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
YAAAAYY IT'S LICHEN BOOK PUBLICATION DAY!!! My kid's book, Zoom In on Lichen (for ages 1-5ish) is now available on Amazon!!! Unsure if this one is suitable for your kids? Here's a video of me reading it! Enjoy and happy lichen hunting!
youtu.be/RRHD3JG-2dw?...
#lichen #childrensnaturebooks
youtu.be/RRHD3JG-2dw?...
#lichen #childrensnaturebooks
New book just dropped!! If you've got kids ages 1-4 who like nature, "Zoom In on Slime Mold" is the book for them.
You can purchase a copy from the Emporium of Evil a.co/d/4qFX80N
#childrensbooks #storytimeanimation #bedtimestories #bedtimestory #readtome
You can purchase a copy from the Emporium of Evil a.co/d/4qFX80N
#childrensbooks #storytimeanimation #bedtimestories #bedtimestory #readtome
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June 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
New book just dropped!! If you've got kids ages 1-4 who like nature, "Zoom In on Slime Mold" is the book for them.
You can purchase a copy from the Emporium of Evil a.co/d/4qFX80N
#childrensbooks #storytimeanimation #bedtimestories #bedtimestory #readtome
You can purchase a copy from the Emporium of Evil a.co/d/4qFX80N
#childrensbooks #storytimeanimation #bedtimestories #bedtimestory #readtome
Just your friendly neighborhood Common Greenshield Lichen, Flavoparmelia caperata. Unlike some lichen, these are fairly pollution-resistant and can be found in all but the dirtiest of places. #lichen #art #commongreenshieldlichen #flavoparmeliacaperata
April 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Just your friendly neighborhood Common Greenshield Lichen, Flavoparmelia caperata. Unlike some lichen, these are fairly pollution-resistant and can be found in all but the dirtiest of places. #lichen #art #commongreenshieldlichen #flavoparmeliacaperata
Did you know lichen can live in the desert? The Namib desert even has an endemic species, the Namib Sun Lichen, Stellarangia namibensis
#lichen #art #lichenart #childrensbook #nature #Stellarangianamibensis #namibdesert
#lichen #art #lichenart #childrensbook #nature #Stellarangianamibensis #namibdesert
April 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Did you know lichen can live in the desert? The Namib desert even has an endemic species, the Namib Sun Lichen, Stellarangia namibensis
#lichen #art #lichenart #childrensbook #nature #Stellarangianamibensis #namibdesert
#lichen #art #lichenart #childrensbook #nature #Stellarangianamibensis #namibdesert
@peterbraubach.bsky.social I made a Springtail just for you!
April 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
@peterbraubach.bsky.social I made a Springtail just for you!
Yet another exciting instance of painting a lichen one week, then spotting it in the wild the next! This one was growing on the shingles of a decorative archway, so getting a picture was hard and really awkward because people were about and wondered why a rando was climbing on the ledge.
April 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Yet another exciting instance of painting a lichen one week, then spotting it in the wild the next! This one was growing on the shingles of a decorative archway, so getting a picture was hard and really awkward because people were about and wondered why a rando was climbing on the ledge.
A nice Elegant Sunburst Lichen
Rusavskia elegans
#sunburstlichen #lichen #lichenillustration #lichenart #Rusavskiaelegans
Rusavskia elegans
#sunburstlichen #lichen #lichenillustration #lichenart #Rusavskiaelegans
April 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A nice Elegant Sunburst Lichen
Rusavskia elegans
#sunburstlichen #lichen #lichenillustration #lichenart #Rusavskiaelegans
Rusavskia elegans
#sunburstlichen #lichen #lichenillustration #lichenart #Rusavskiaelegans
Nerdy lichen shirt. Check. ☑️ @evasmith-art.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Nerdy lichen shirt. Check. ☑️ @evasmith-art.bsky.social
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False morels may eff you up in more ways than one.
False morels may eff you up in more ways than one.
A devastating nerve disease stalks a mountain village
Neurologists have grappled with a cluster of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases in France, where a fondness for a toxic wild mushroom may hold the answer
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April 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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False morels may eff you up in more ways than one.
False morels may eff you up in more ways than one.
British Soldier lichen, Cladonia cristatella, with cute red hats! #lichen #illustrationoftheday #childrensbookillustrator #cladoniacristatella #britishsoldierlichen
April 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
British Soldier lichen, Cladonia cristatella, with cute red hats! #lichen #illustrationoftheday #childrensbookillustrator #cladoniacristatella #britishsoldierlichen
After a short break, I am back on the lichen line. This is a local fav, the Fairy Puke Lichen, Lcmadophila ericetorum. No cap, that's what it is called. Lichen have some of the best names!
April 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
After a short break, I am back on the lichen line. This is a local fav, the Fairy Puke Lichen, Lcmadophila ericetorum. No cap, that's what it is called. Lichen have some of the best names!
Coral lichen and Lungwort lichen illustrations in progress.
March 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Coral lichen and Lungwort lichen illustrations in progress.
Barred Owls have started frequenting my yard, which is great until they start going WOOOOOO! at 3 AM like a frat bro who just hit the peak of his night. I go into get-off-my-lawn mode until realizing it’s just an owl living its best life and everything is ok. Party on, dudes. #barredowl
March 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Barred Owls have started frequenting my yard, which is great until they start going WOOOOOO! at 3 AM like a frat bro who just hit the peak of his night. I go into get-off-my-lawn mode until realizing it’s just an owl living its best life and everything is ok. Party on, dudes. #barredowl
So insanely stoked to have found my first POWDERHORN LICHEN, Cladonia coniocraea, at the local park!! I just painted one of these!!! Going to try to get it DNA SEQUENCED this weekend too @mycowdc.bsky.social !!! AHHHH!!!! #powderhorn #lichen #commonpowderhornlichen #urbanlichens #Cladoniaconiocraea
March 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So insanely stoked to have found my first POWDERHORN LICHEN, Cladonia coniocraea, at the local park!! I just painted one of these!!! Going to try to get it DNA SEQUENCED this weekend too @mycowdc.bsky.social !!! AHHHH!!!! #powderhorn #lichen #commonpowderhornlichen #urbanlichens #Cladoniaconiocraea
I'm lichen this nerdy shirt from @evasmith-art.bsky.social www.evasmith.art/store/p/unis...
Lichen Heart, Unisex t-shirt — Eva Smith
This t-shirt is everything you've dreamed of and more. It feels soft and lightweight, with the right amount of stretch. It's comfortable and flattering for all.
• 100% combed and ring-spun...
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March 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I'm lichen this nerdy shirt from @evasmith-art.bsky.social www.evasmith.art/store/p/unis...
Today's lichen is the Old Man's Beard, or Usnea. They had to be grumpy old men, of course. 😆 #usnea #oldmansbeard #lichen #painting #natureart #fungi #art #nature #gouache
March 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Today's lichen is the Old Man's Beard, or Usnea. They had to be grumpy old men, of course. 😆 #usnea #oldmansbeard #lichen #painting #natureart #fungi #art #nature #gouache
Today's lichen painting is the Freckle Pelt Lichen, Peltigera aphthosa, from the far north!
#frecklepeltlichen #lichen #art #Peltigeraaphthosa #lichenart #lichenbook #cute #cutelichen
#frecklepeltlichen #lichen #art #Peltigeraaphthosa #lichenart #lichenbook #cute #cutelichen
March 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Today's lichen painting is the Freckle Pelt Lichen, Peltigera aphthosa, from the far north!
#frecklepeltlichen #lichen #art #Peltigeraaphthosa #lichenart #lichenbook #cute #cutelichen
#frecklepeltlichen #lichen #art #Peltigeraaphthosa #lichenart #lichenbook #cute #cutelichen
Today's lichen, the Ruffle Lichen (Parmotrena spp.), reflects my current mood. #rufflelichen #ruffle #lichen #parmotrena
March 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Today's lichen, the Ruffle Lichen (Parmotrena spp.), reflects my current mood. #rufflelichen #ruffle #lichen #parmotrena
Dragon Cup Lichen, Cladonia squamosa, illustration for my book, Zoom in on Lichen. 🐉🍄🟫😁 Lichens have some of the best names, don't they? #cladonia #cladoniasquamosa #lichen #dragon #dragoncuplichen
March 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Dragon Cup Lichen, Cladonia squamosa, illustration for my book, Zoom in on Lichen. 🐉🍄🟫😁 Lichens have some of the best names, don't they? #cladonia #cladoniasquamosa #lichen #dragon #dragoncuplichen
March 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Rusavskia (Xanthoria) elegans, Pensthorpe, TF92/VC28 West Norfolk, England. This #lichen was taken to orbit, fully exposed to space for 18 months, and lived! Common in Britain: see new field notes, and find it near you. aspenecology.com/rusavskia-xa... @norfolknats.bsky.social @robyaxley.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Rusavskia (Xanthoria) elegans, Pensthorpe, TF92/VC28 West Norfolk, England. This #lichen was taken to orbit, fully exposed to space for 18 months, and lived! Common in Britain: see new field notes, and find it near you. aspenecology.com/rusavskia-xa... @norfolknats.bsky.social @robyaxley.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I know this is old news, but I just found out that Great Tits are brain-eating murder birbs and I'm not ok. www.popsci.com/great-tits-m...
Great tits are killing birds and eating their brains. Climate change may be to blame.
Every year, little black-and-white birds called pied flycatchers make the lengthy trek from sub-saharan Africa to northern Europe to feast on caterpillars, claim a nest, and have babies. This typicall...
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March 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I know this is old news, but I just found out that Great Tits are brain-eating murder birbs and I'm not ok. www.popsci.com/great-tits-m...