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Are slime molds okay around here? I think this is Dog Vomit slime mold? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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It's... Bloomed? Multiple times (see background) pile of chipped wood, zone 8 US.

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

I bet you could get some cool footage if you put a time lapse camera on it.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Good protist!

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Fuck yeah slime molds

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

The appearance I think. The leftmost pile in that pic is the OP slime mold 1 day later.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Another popped up today ๐Ÿ˜„

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Another

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Vog dommit, I'm also getting confused.

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