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Are slime molds okay around here? I think this is Dog Vomit slime mold? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by HelterSkeletor@lemmy.world to c/mycology@mander.xyz
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It's... Bloomed? Multiple times (see background) pile of chipped wood, zone 8 US.

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[–] s1ndr0m3@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month 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.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 15 points 1 month 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.

[–] Shawdow194@fedia.io 8 points 1 month ago

Good protist!

[–] TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

Fuck yeah slime molds

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] HelterSkeletor@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] HelterSkeletor@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Another popped up today 😄

[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Vog dommit, I'm also getting confused.