Arizona - Lichen or Something?

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Due to popular disgust with the spider photo, here is a file photo from the Grand Canyon. This is interesting orange stuff growing on the rocks at the observation platforms. The tour guide had an interesting name for it, which is long forgotten now. Anyway, I think it's lichen or perhaps moss or something.

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I think they should sell home lichen growing kits for very, very patient people.

thank you for no more spider.

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