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Sporting camouflage accessories, including lichen-like encrustations and moss‑like crinkled antennae, a male katydid poses on a twig that matches his ensemble perfectly.

From The Guardian • May 27, 2019

Through two world wars, through recession and renaissance, Morgan has adopted a lichen-like survival strategy: Just cling to the rocks, never change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2016

As they moved farther out to where the waves of the ebb tide were creaming against the rocks, the dark seamed sides were painted a delicate sea-pink by a lichen-like growth.

From Where the Sun Swings North by Willoughby, Barrett

Between the anemones a bright yellow lichen-like growth almost covered the warm red granite, and tiny yellow, rose, and black and white striped snails were set like jewels on this background.

From The Spanish Chest by Brown, Edna Adelaide

Minerals glowed there, giant crystals, like jewels, crusted with strange lichen-like growths and colors.

From The Colors of Space by Bradley, Marion Zimmer