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Are slime molds okay around here? I think this is Dog Vomit slime mold? (lemmynsfw.com)
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It's... Bloomed? Multiple times (see background) pile of chipped wood, zone 8 US.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week 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] 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week 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 1 week ago

Good protist!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Fuck yeah slime molds

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week 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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Vog dommit, I'm also getting confused.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Another popped up today 😄

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Another