Look closely in the nooks and crannies of damp areas, and you may spot slime molds. Neither plant nor animal, they come in a wild array of colors, textures, and shapes
Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Dewdrops cling to the sporangia of Physarum album as they open to release their spores. The patches in Trest’s yard were “dog vomit” slime mold, one of the plasmodial slime molds.
All the species in this gallery are found in just two counties of southern England: Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. The former is where this slime mold,was photographed. More have been identified in temperate zones compared to tropical, says ecologist Nikki Heherson Dagamac of the Philippines’ University of Santo Tomas.
Despite scientists’ research, many mysteries remain about slime molds. Why such brilliant colors? Why so many different shapes? How many species not yet discovered? “It’s painful how much we don’t know,” says one of Trest’s university colleagues, mycologist Anne Pringle. “Much of Earth’s biodiversity goes unnoticed, unrecorded, unstudied,” she says. Slime molds are a magnificent reminder of those untold riches, waiting to be found.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
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