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What organism is this?(thelemmy.club)

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Jontique@lemmy.world
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Could it be just mud with iron bacteria that’s dripped on the tree?

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AttackBunny@lemmy.world
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Agree. Its almost certainly mud.

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X3N0@thelemmy.clubOP
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That might be it, this photo was taken near a river bank where there are streams of slow running water

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planetaryprotection@kbin.social
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron-oxidizing_bacteria

The shade of orange is pretty distinct I think.

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crypticthree@lemmy.world
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The dude from primitive technology is going to make that into a knife

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