Lichen Changes Color When Wet (IMAGE)
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Cora timucua is gray to black when dry, but specimens turn a vivid blue-green when wet. A lichen's fungal cells, which are typically gray, can become transparent when wet, allowing more colorful algal cells to shine through.
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Manuela Dal Forno
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