Lycogala Slime mould by durleybeachbum
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Description
I was thrilled to bits to notice this on a pine log in my garden.
Lycogala epidendrum, commonly known as wolf's milk, groening's slime is a cosmopolitan species of plasmodial slime mould which is often mistaken for a fungus. The aethalia, or fruiting bodies, occur either scattered or in groups on damp rotten wood, especially on large logs, These aethalia are small, pink to brown cushion-like globs. They may excrete a pink paste if the outer wall is broken before maturity.
Very exciting!
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Comments (11)
Glendaw
Awesome find ! Reminds me of like raw sausage links. Thanks for adding the background information.
photosynthesis
Fascinating...
jendellas
Looks rather alien.
Katraz
Looks like pink spray foam.
blinkings
Very alien.
dochtersions
Great info, Andrea. Although it doesn't look very tasty to me ;-). At first I thought it has something to do with one of your lovely group, lol. btw. What 'the hell' is going on on RR, can't find how to do an upload, everything is confused here, including me.
wysiwig
Interesting information and a terrific shot but why do I always seem to see these just before dinner?
Faemike55
interesting image and fascinating information
anitalee
Great shot
moochagoo
Looks like a BLOB in the movie "The Blob".
MatCreator
i LOVE fungus shots (i know, you said its NOT fungus =P), but i love it!