Comments on: Slime Molds

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:00:28 +0000

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!

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:55:38 +0000

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

By: smfr

smfr — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:09:07 +0000

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.

By: andrew

andrew — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:52:43 +0000

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.