Moss and old decaying branches covered in moss and algae around thermal pools in Rotorua area, New Zealand.

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The bright orange covering the trees is due to a green algae, Trentepohlia, whose orange pigment masks the chlorophyll.

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Location: Wai O Tapu Sacred Waters, Rotorua area, North Island, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Barry Lewis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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