Slime Molds

Posted by Miss Cellania in Pictures on September 28, 2008 at 10:11 pm


Slime and mold are two words guaranteed to send a shiver down many a spine. However, plasmodial slime molds, fungus – like organisms with about eight hundred and fifty species worldwide – possess a strange beauty that you might not expect. Come and take a look at a few, thanks to some exquisite macro photography. You may never look at slime mold in the same light again.

Shown is a mold named Hemitrichia calyculata. Link -Thanks, RJ Evans!

(image credit: myriorama)


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4 comments to "Slime Molds"

  1. andrew
    September 28th, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    ugh these things freak me out bad. I had to turn away during those scenes in Planet Earth where they show the slime molds and mushrooms growing in time lapse.

  2. smfr
    September 28th, 2008 at 11:09 pm

    Hemitrichia calyculata - the first (genus) name should be capitalized, and the second (species) name should not be capitalized. Also, latin names are usually presented in italics.

  3. Miss Cellania
    September 28th, 2008 at 11:55 pm

    Thanks, smfr, I'll make those changes. I just copied it from the Flickr info.

  4. Alex
    September 29th, 2008 at 1:00 am

    Slime molds are fascinating: one particular slime mold, Dictyostylium, has a very unusual life cycle where it exists as a unicellular organism and as a multicellular organism when food runs out. Then they "move" to a different location!


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