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Are slime molds okay around here? I think this is Dog Vomit slime mold? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days 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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[–] ChocoboEnthusiast@leminal.space 17 points 3 days ago

Slime molds are so grossly amazing. And the common names are such a trip.

[–] s1ndr0m3@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days 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 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 14 points 3 days 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.

[–] TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Fuck yeah slime molds

[–] Shawdow194@fedia.io 7 points 3 days ago

Good protist!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days 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

[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Vog dommit, I'm also getting confused.

[–] HelterSkeletor@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

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