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Slime Moulds were once considered to be fungi but are now classified in a completely different kingdom. They begin life as tiny amoeba-like organisms which hunt for bacteria to eat. They mate to produce plasmodia which can grow to a large size feeding on micro-organisms. These slimy masses can move like giant amoeba. When food begins to wane, the plasmodium migrates to the surface and produces fruiting bodies (these are the fungi-like structures that we find). The plasmodia produce spores which hatch into amoebae to begin the life-cycle again.
Scrambled egg slime (Fuligo septica) on a piece of dead wood.
Wykwit piankowaty (Fuligo septica) na kawałku martwego drewna.
First described in mediaeval times, snails have long been used to protect precious belongings from being stolen. Thieves would find the valuables covered in slimy mucus - hence the origin of the term 'sticky fingers'. Potential thieves would pick up the slime on their hands, leading to arrest.
The image shows a Canon lens hood being protected by a snail, for Macro Mondays theme 'Photography Gear'.
No snails were harmed in the process of making this photograph.
A side pipe in one of the bridge room sections of the drain, Lit up with some carefully placed lights.
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Ceratiomyxa porioides - This form is not as common as C. fruticulosa which is very plentiful in the woods here right now. These make me think of those slo-mo images of milk drops falling into water.
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could do with identification of this slime mould plus other organisms. New Forest
immature fruiting bodies of Arcyria denudata ? ( Hidden forest website)
This one was not common and I only found one small group. With the naked eye they just looked like small mounds of lime green jelly but in fact they were more like sponges, and were simply gorgeous when magnified. Some got squashed during my photo session with it, and weirdly the squashed patches turned pink! This is some bizarre protoplasmic organism!
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (Porioides).
We had a torrential downpoor last night ... it flooded out lots of stuff in the yard, including this slimy snail. I just left the slime and crud for ewwwww effect.
Tapioca slime mold (Brefeldia maxima) on a dead tree.
Siatecznica okazała (Brefeldia maxima) na martwym drzewie.
Went mud hunting again yesterday and found some interesting slime as well. Nature has its own paintbrush and paint.
Shot with a canon EOS 6D and 100mm macro + some kenko extension tubes. Magnification is 1.85:1
The shot has been made "in situ" but the background is not what I expected.
Slime Mold has a terrible name. I think this stuff is beautiful and so interesting.
It could be: Trichia decipiens.
Most of our forest has dried out again from lack of rain, but this log was softy and 'punky' so it has absorbed the moisture from our foggy mornings.
I've been looking for slime mold everyday now for two weeks and found nothing! Conditions have been ripe for finding some fresh stuff as well. This was from my last find back at the end of August.
Can't seem to find an ID for it yet...
Raspberry slime mold (Tubifera ferruginosa) on dead wood.
Zlepniczek walcowaty (Tubifera ferruginosa) na martwym drewnie.
I don't actually know what this is, but isn't it cool? Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, CA
This should be Lycogala conicum. The fresh capsules secrete a red milk, if hurt. They are only a few hours in this colorfull stage.
Hier handelt es sich vermutlich um Lycogala conicum. Die frischen Sporenkapseln sondern eine rote Milch ab, wenn sie verletzt werden. Dieses farbige Stadium hält nur einige Stunden an.
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These were a first for me. Tough to id. I manually focused in live view but didn't get it right. Wish I would have noticed it earlier.
Found at Abraham's Woods SNA in southern Wisconsin. Green County, Wisconsin, USA.
Maybe all Trichia decipiens? Three different maturation levels within a few inches, oldest in front to youngest in back? Found on fallen tree in hardwood forest.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.