Don't Bust the Crust! Trails Sweatshirt Size:S Epithelantha micromeris is a rare

Epithelantha micromeris is a rare and slow growing cactus

Peter Warshall's

We don’t have an exact fraction for this

This tee shows a cross-section of a Macrotermes natalensis mound with its intricate air ducts for creating optimal temperature and humidity conditions for farming fungi

the great Tony Morera

Don't Bust the Crust! Trails Sweatshirt Size:S Epithelantha micromeris is a rareCryptobiotic soil crusts form when communities of microscopic algae, fungi, lichens, and mosses, grow together in desert soils gluing soil particles together to form a living symbiotic matrix. These cryptic lifeforms vital to the health of arid ecosystems, are also highly vulnerable to human disturbance. For decades, Jayne Belnap and the amazing folks at the National Parks Service (NPS) have acted as human advocates for these remarkable and unassuming