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Could it be just mud with iron bacteria that's dripped on the tree?
28ReplyAgree. Its almost certainly mud.
5ReplyThat might be it, this photo was taken near a river bank where there are streams of slow running water
2Replyhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron-oxidizing_bacteria
The shade of orange is pretty distinct I think.
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tree
12Replyyea but I meant the orange thing
8ReplyOrange tree
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Looks like a slime mold of some kind.
9ReplyCan a slime mold be this big?
3ReplyA quick Google search said up to 30 square meters.
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It looks like a strangler fig with some orange mud on it.
6ReplyYou might get an informed answer if you upload it to https://www.inaturalist.org/, provided you can tell them where the photo was taken
5ReplyIdk but the place totally looks like SEA
2Replythat is correct
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