23/01/2026
Lichens may look like tiny plants, but theyβre actually a clever partnership at work. Each one is a team β algae making food from sunlight, fungi providing structure and protection β surviving together where few things can.
Some look like flaky paint splashed on rocks. Others spread in soft leafy ruffles. And some hang in stringy strands like green hair from tree branches. Quietly, all of them help filter and clean the air around us.
Once you learn what lichens are, you canβt unsee them. Theyβre everywhere β just waiting to be noticed. [y2oe6]