https://youtube.com/shorts/D2o8H7yvJY8?si=xaoGiT_3jY6AEsNQ
#Lichen #Niebla doesn’t wait for rain—it lives on fog. 🌫️
In coastal deserts, this lichen captures moisture straight from the air, switching on photosynthesis in short, rapid pulses.
#fungi #mycology #spores #conidia #mushrooms #fog #science #academia #nature #ecology #education
Hidden inside every growing hypha lies a microscopic powerhouse — the #Spitzenkörper.
It’s not just a blob at the fungal tip — it’s the traffic controller, architect, and GPS of fungal growth. 🍄
This video will uncover how this mysterious vesicle cluster orchestrates the very architecture of life beneath our feet.
#fungi #mycology #Mushrooms #FungiFriday #Science #nature #NatGeo #academia #aspergillus
#hyphae #mycelium #phdone #conidia #youtube #Education #microbiology
#FungalFact 32:
Have you ever seen a lichen that looks like a tiny starburst of salt? 🌟
That’s Imshaugia! Pale, compact rosettes brightening pine bark in open forests.
New short video is out now 👇
https://youtube.com/shorts/VNyqxw728pk?si=YNRsgJTelOYIinSG
#mycologist #fungi #lichens #academia #mycology
#conidia #education #imshaugia
#starburst #nature #science #lichenology #mushrooms #FungiFriday
#FungalFact 30:
Get familiar with #lichens!
Hypogymnia’s hollow, inflated lobes act like capillary sponges—soaking up fog/rain fast, then drying quickly to avoid damage. Learn more in my new short video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/9XNGM5ki3S0?si=Z07G0Mtqnebc9yuJ
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#FungalFact 29:
New video about #Graphis – the script #lichen”!
Its black apothecia look like tiny letters written on bark. Found in tropical forests, Graphis isn’t just beautiful—it also produces unique compounds like lichexanthone & norstictic acid.
#mycology #fungi #mushrooms #conidia #science #nature #YouTube #lichens #FungiFriday #PhDlife #phdone #education #biology #microbiology
Finally, my dissertation — the result of five years of dedicated, non-stop work — has been published in Nature Microbiology!💥
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-025-02096-3
It’s been quite a journey: from stepping into an empty lab as the very first student, to the thrill of discovering and developing the method to extract the very first mycovirus in that lab, to countless long days and nights of exhausting experiments 🍄🍄🍄
#aspergillus #fungi #mycology #conidia #mushrooms #academia #phdlife #phdone
https://youtu.be/EhoiqsIGw-Q?si=xshz0ZwVXLhJPIIO
#Fungi have their own waterproofing superpower! #Hydrophobins make fungal surfaces water-repellent, help #spores disperse, and even aid in host interactions! Now, Scientists are harnessing them for #biotech, #drug delivery & more!
#mycology #conidia #science #nature #mushrooms #aspergillus #FungiFriday #academia #phdlife #phdone
Did you know lichens can be psychedelic? 🤯 Learn about Dictyonema huaorani in this video.
#lichens #mycology #FungiFriday #fungi #psilocybin #psychedelic #Ecuador #Amazon #rainforest #nature #Science #mushrrom #Planet #ecology #biology #lichensFromAtoZ #lichensubscribe #biology #education #conidia
A nice story about Iceland moss, which is a lichen in disguise 🥸
https://youtube.com/shorts/uM_WGsOVytM?si=au9oMXKuLBAUtoKm
#fungifriday
#mycology #lichens #fungi
#mushrooms #Iceland
#Moss #phdone #education #conidia #Medical #mycoviruses #academia #science #nature #lichensFromAtoZ #fungi #forest #cetraria #naturelover #LichenSubscribe
Vanda Lerer, PhD