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Nostoc, a cyanobacteria
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Nostoc, a cyanobacteria
Too immature to be certain but maybe Physarum leucophaeum (if it indeed exists as a separate species)
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Too immature to be certain but maybe Physarum leucophaeum (if it indeed exists as a separate species)
Fuligo septica can vary quite a bit in color, actually, although these may be a species complex or even a polyphyletic group
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Fuligo septica can vary quite a bit in color, actually, although these may be a species complex or even a polyphyletic group
Also here is a time lapse of Stemonaria longa from instagram.com/yeweijun98
there is a lovely beetle toward the end
there is a lovely beetle toward the end
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Also here is a time lapse of Stemonaria longa from instagram.com/yeweijun98
there is a lovely beetle toward the end
there is a lovely beetle toward the end
here are the most well documented fungivores
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
here are the most well documented fungivores
I couldn't find an ID but I can confirm it's not a slime mold, which would look wetter, flatter, & veinier or be small dangly fruit bodies. Only a handful of slime molds will eat live macro fungi, which is well documented only in Physarum polycephalum, Badhamia utricularis, & Stemonaria longa
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I couldn't find an ID but I can confirm it's not a slime mold, which would look wetter, flatter, & veinier or be small dangly fruit bodies. Only a handful of slime molds will eat live macro fungi, which is well documented only in Physarum polycephalum, Badhamia utricularis, & Stemonaria longa
These are still immature. When Ceratiomyxa is mature, it becomes frosty looking from the spores
November 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
These are still immature. When Ceratiomyxa is mature, it becomes frosty looking from the spores
"Protista" is obsolete: it was a temporary solution to a lack of data. Different members of protista are more closely related to plants or animals or fungi than to other protists. The direct comparison of genetic data has placed nearly all protists in other groups with a high degree of certainty:
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Protista" is obsolete: it was a temporary solution to a lack of data. Different members of protista are more closely related to plants or animals or fungi than to other protists. The direct comparison of genetic data has placed nearly all protists in other groups with a high degree of certainty:
The Chernobyl organism is a fungus, not a slime mold. Slime molds are actually less closely related to fungi than you and me (see image)
Fungi, animals, & slime molds all use melanin to protect against radiation, & it is believed melanin is the key to the radiosynthetic reaction in these fungi
Fungi, animals, & slime molds all use melanin to protect against radiation, & it is believed melanin is the key to the radiosynthetic reaction in these fungi
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The Chernobyl organism is a fungus, not a slime mold. Slime molds are actually less closely related to fungi than you and me (see image)
Fungi, animals, & slime molds all use melanin to protect against radiation, & it is believed melanin is the key to the radiosynthetic reaction in these fungi
Fungi, animals, & slime molds all use melanin to protect against radiation, & it is believed melanin is the key to the radiosynthetic reaction in these fungi
Yes, the nature of the capillitium & columella allow ID of some species, especially physarids. But spore microscopy is often needed, particularly stemonitids
November 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Yes, the nature of the capillitium & columella allow ID of some species, especially physarids. But spore microscopy is often needed, particularly stemonitids
I don't think this particular case has been investigated but striking metallic colors are seen in many slime molds. It is due to thin film interference caused by very tiny layers of dried slime, cell membrane, & air.
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I don't think this particular case has been investigated but striking metallic colors are seen in many slime molds. It is due to thin film interference caused by very tiny layers of dried slime, cell membrane, & air.
Fruiting slime molds use pipes to pump out water. Most species reinforce those pipes in some way to make capillitium: strings that help to dry & disperse the spores. Trichiids like Hemitrichia evolved strings that twitch & stretch as they dry, sometimes even flinging spores into the air!
November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Fruiting slime molds use pipes to pump out water. Most species reinforce those pipes in some way to make capillitium: strings that help to dry & disperse the spores. Trichiids like Hemitrichia evolved strings that twitch & stretch as they dry, sometimes even flinging spores into the air!
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
These little pip pops are called Hemitrichia! The mycelium is from a fungus which may try to eat them; slime molds and fungi don't always get along
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November 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
These little pip pops are called Hemitrichia! The mycelium is from a fungus which may try to eat them; slime molds and fungi don't always get along
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Yes I do!
Pier Antonio Micheli published the astounding "Nova plantarum generum" in 1729. It described 900 fungi, proved fungal spores exist, etc. Micheli separated wolf's milk (Lyco-gala) from fungal puffballs, which were called wolf's farts" (Lyco-perdon) by the French (& others).
Pier Antonio Micheli published the astounding "Nova plantarum generum" in 1729. It described 900 fungi, proved fungal spores exist, etc. Micheli separated wolf's milk (Lyco-gala) from fungal puffballs, which were called wolf's farts" (Lyco-perdon) by the French (& others).
November 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Yes I do!
Pier Antonio Micheli published the astounding "Nova plantarum generum" in 1729. It described 900 fungi, proved fungal spores exist, etc. Micheli separated wolf's milk (Lyco-gala) from fungal puffballs, which were called wolf's farts" (Lyco-perdon) by the French (& others).
Pier Antonio Micheli published the astounding "Nova plantarum generum" in 1729. It described 900 fungi, proved fungal spores exist, etc. Micheli separated wolf's milk (Lyco-gala) from fungal puffballs, which were called wolf's farts" (Lyco-perdon) by the French (& others).
Here are some photos of different kinds of Lamproderma. Your 2nd batch looks closer to immature Comatricha so they may both be in that genus
November 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Here are some photos of different kinds of Lamproderma. Your 2nd batch looks closer to immature Comatricha so they may both be in that genus
Probably the same but hard to say at this stage... either Lamproderma or Comatricha (see video below). Different species often fruit near each other. The other group was more mature & I saw a bit of iridescence, so Lamproderma is more likely imo
November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Probably the same but hard to say at this stage... either Lamproderma or Comatricha (see video below). Different species often fruit near each other. The other group was more mature & I saw a bit of iridescence, so Lamproderma is more likely imo
this video is from www.instagram.com/yeweijun98/
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
this video is from www.instagram.com/yeweijun98/
Most things called "mold" are fungi, & wolf's milk forms puffballs just like some fungi do. But strangely enough, the two are not that closely related. The puffballs of each group are an example of convergent evolution. Fungi are actually more closely related to animals than to slime molds!
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Most things called "mold" are fungi, & wolf's milk forms puffballs just like some fungi do. But strangely enough, the two are not that closely related. The puffballs of each group are an example of convergent evolution. Fungi are actually more closely related to animals than to slime molds!
You're welcome
Here is a nice slime mold as a present
Here is a nice slime mold as a present
November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You're welcome
Here is a nice slime mold as a present
Here is a nice slime mold as a present
Too young to be 100% certain but these are probably Lamproderma scintillans
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Too young to be 100% certain but these are probably Lamproderma scintillans
Slime molds are literal amoebas 100% of the time. They are often compared to fungi, but they have little in common with fungi other than spores (which are seen in every kingdom including plants):
mobile
monocellular
no cell walls
nontoxic
not saprotrophic
internal digestion of live microbes
mobile
monocellular
no cell walls
nontoxic
not saprotrophic
internal digestion of live microbes
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Slime molds are literal amoebas 100% of the time. They are often compared to fungi, but they have little in common with fungi other than spores (which are seen in every kingdom including plants):
mobile
monocellular
no cell walls
nontoxic
not saprotrophic
internal digestion of live microbes
mobile
monocellular
no cell walls
nontoxic
not saprotrophic
internal digestion of live microbes
This system (especially the "kingdoms" of Monera & Protista) were obsolete in the 80s
November 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This system (especially the "kingdoms" of Monera & Protista) were obsolete in the 80s
This looks quite similar to yours!
November 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This looks quite similar to yours!
The first photo is apple snail eggs, often confused for immature Stemonitis or Tubifera.
The third photo is a wonderful species named Lignydium muscorum
The third photo is a wonderful species named Lignydium muscorum
November 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The first photo is apple snail eggs, often confused for immature Stemonitis or Tubifera.
The third photo is a wonderful species named Lignydium muscorum
The third photo is a wonderful species named Lignydium muscorum