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:/ I keep saving my location as Denali, Alaska but it reverts back to Carrizo Springs, TX where the photo was uploaded.

This was not my research project, but one that I did grunt work for as an undergraduate. I never got his results before graduating, but they grow at a rate of ~.5mm per year. This lichen here is about 3cm across. We took measurements of hundreds of round lichens in the area. He made some conclusions based on averages of those numbers. As far as I know, his work is still ongoing!

Thank you for the ID help~

thank you!

thanks for the species ID! I had trouble with this one...

I don't, sorry :/ but also this was taken on a bridge and freshly caught from below. I will try and find out from my friend who was with us if she knows what kind they are. Thanks!

Awesome Thank you for your ID suggestion :)

This was taken in Alaska, near Mt. Mckinley, any ideas? All I know is its a marmot. I had assumed it was an alpine marmot because of the habitat.

Yes it was, and road pizza. We didn't hit it though, just found it. The speed limit there was 70 mph. Look at how little damage the outer shell has considering the speed it might have been hit at! Incredible...

Maybe around 4-5" across, pretty big. We found this guy and others on a rig in South Texas, they certainly do wander around there, but they are in remote ranch areas. I've never seen one in our residential area (thankfully!).