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Fake Twig
Copyright © 2014 Britta Dace Muiznieks

Fake Twig
Buxton, Dare County, North Carolina, USA
June 27, 2014

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Contributed by Britta Dace Muiznieks on 28 June, 2014 - 8:17am
Last updated 12 August, 2014 - 9:33am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2014 - 9:33am

Fungus?
This resembles a pathogenic fungus, as seen here.
… John Stanard, 28 June, 2014 - 8:57am

 
More like lichen from a live oak
When I first spotted it, I thought it was a twig stuck to the screen. It was firmly attached when I went to remove it. It appears as if it collected the lichen and stuck it to its body for camouflage. Lots of twigs with lichen on the ground in the immediate area.
… Britta Dace Muiznieks, 28 June, 2014 - 9:22am

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