ubiJul 21
Frank Ashwood

These are the beautiful spore-producing structures of plasmodial slime molds. Which is your favourite colour?

Originally considered Fungi, these Myxomycetes are now classed as Amoebozoans - single celled organisms with thousands of nuclei... not animals or fungi but something else entirely!

#SoilBiodiversity #SoilEcology #Fungi #MacroPhotography #Nature #MoldMonday #Soil

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Show threadTrish RobertsJul 21
@frankashwood 🤍
Show threadBellycanJul 21
@frankashwood I was so excited when I finally stumbled upon a slime mould colony in the wild. Just across the road from a bat colony, growing on a dead mangrove tree.
Show threadsoaprootJul 21
@pelicangut @frankashwood Don't know about AU, but in the USA slime molds aren't especially rare in the wild, the hard part is learning to recognize that's what you are looking at! Here's one common species found in a lot of parts of the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuligo_septica
Fuligo septica - Wikipedia

Show threadPetra van CronenburgJul 21

@frankashwood I didn't know about these taxonomic "extras" until now (only that they are not #fungi) and was fascinated to read more about Amoebozoans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoebozoa I'll breed the orange one. 😁

#Amoebozoa #myxomycetes #SlimeMolds #slimeMoulds #sporespondence

Amoebozoa - Wikipedia

Show threadRichard Michael BlaberJul 21
@frankashwood Protists, in fact - they still fall under the domain Eukaryotae.
Show threadJoschi :3Jul 21
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Show threadTomasHradckyJul 21
@frankashwood Favorite is the third photo, the dark ones.
Show threadthe kangarooJul 21
@frankashwood nice pictures, I most like the beige colored one. The red and blacks are interesting too, but the first is my favorite.
Show threadLasse BeyerJul 22
@frankashwood I like the orange one 🥰
Show threadTim LavoieJul 22
@frankashwood They're all stunning, but I do like the look of the black orbs.