Dan McCulloughOct 29, 2023

72 hours in the life of a slime mold.

This week I discovered a slime mold taking over an old stump behind the house. Over the next 3 days I took a picture of it at the same time of day. Notice the section that grasped the twig - how it then didn’t proceed like the remainder of the mass. Once slime molds leave the plasmodium stage and enter the fruiting stage, the change is FAST.

#SlimeMoulds #slimemoldsunday #slimemold #enteridiumlycoperdon #myxogastria

Dan McCulloughOct 8, 2023
One of the things I love about slime molds is how obvious they can be in their plasmodial stage, yet unrecognizable in their post-fruiting stage. This Enteridium lycoperdon looks like a burnt log or animal scat or just something your eye wouldn’t catch if you were walking in the woods. But it’s that platter of white at its base that gives it away. #slimemold #slimemolds #enteridiumlycoperdon #slimemoldsunday #myxogastria #falsepuffball #hiking