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"Slime Mold"

"Slime Mold"
I really don't know what this is. "Slime mold" is a rather vague term for several types of protozoans and fungi. There are all sorts of interesting and hard-to-identify organisms growing on the forest floor in the winter.

Doerthe, Frans Schols, Jocelyne Villoing, Nouchetdu38 have particularly liked this photo


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 Ronald Losure
Ronald Losure club has replied
Merci beaucoup, Jocelyne .
6 years ago.
 Benoit Finoux
Benoit Finoux
j ai entendu une émission sur ce champignon . une molécule extraordinaire !!!!
je crois qu il n'aime pas la lumière ,extraordinaire découverte.
super!!!!
6 years ago.
 Ronald Losure
Ronald Losure club has replied
Thank you, Benoit. I think you are probably correct about it not liking light. It lives at the lowest part of the forest where there is very little light and plentiful water.
6 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
"Slime mould" is probably the best description and could be related to many types of fungus, I found one reference "Yellow Brain" which thrives on broad leaf logs in wet conditions but I am not sure if this fits the bill.

It's a nice addition to your collection of fungi photos though.
6 years ago.
 Ronald Losure
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Thanks, Maurice. Sometimes, I think I may have yellow brain. ;-)
6 years ago.

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