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It's... Bloomed? Multiple times (see background) pile of chipped wood, zone 8 US.
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
The appearance I think. The leftmost pile in that pic is the OP slime mold 1 day later.
Vog dommit, I'm also getting confused.
Slime molds are so grossly amazing. And the common names are such a trip.
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.
Good protist!
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