27 points
Could it be just mud with iron bacteria that’s dripped on the tree?
5 points
2 points
That might be it, this photo was taken near a river bank where there are streams of slow running water
9 points
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron-oxidizing_bacteria
The shade of orange is pretty distinct I think.
11 points
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tree
8 points
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9 points
Looks like a slime mold of some kind.
3 points
3 points
6 points
It looks like a strangler fig with some orange mud on it.
5 points
You might get an informed answer if you upload it to https://www.inaturalist.org/, provided you can tell them where the photo was taken
