Are slime molds okay around here? I think this is Dog Vomit slime mold?
It's... Bloomed? Multiple times (see background) pile of chipped wood, zone 8 US.
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It's... Bloomed? Multiple times (see background) pile of chipped wood, zone 8 US.
Slime molds are great. They feed on bacteria and other microorganisms. I have a big rotting stump in my backyard that they occasionally appear on.
I bet you could get some cool footage if you put a time lapse camera on it.
Last time I found one, I did this. You can really see the movement with a time-lapse. It's like it's breathing slowly - expanding and contracting. I got so fascinated it took a while to notice the oyster mushrooms right next to it.
https://lemmy.world/post/31149301
I did!
It was about an hour.
Nice!
Good protist!
Fuck yeah slime molds
Is it called dog vomit slime mold because it grows on dog vomit or because it looks like dog vomit.
Goddammit I'm getting linguistic satiation here dog vomit dog vomit dog vomit
Vog dommit, I'm also getting confused.
The appearance I think. The leftmost pile in that pic is the OP slime mold 1 day later.
Another popped up today 😄
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