Identification: Incredible Non-Edible Slime

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  1. C.Wick

    C.Wick Active Member

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    This incredible yellow slime mould (I believe is called Many-headed Slime or Physarum polycephalum) started out as a small smudge on the base of part of the roots of this fallen tree.
    I came back to this area 3 hours later and found it enmassed on it! Any positive ID's on this goo or interesting info on it would be great!
    I went back 2 days later and it was completely dried up/gone.
    Located inside mixed forest in NE Kansas. July 30th
     

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    Neat slime mold!
     
    RPBnimrod, Sep 3, 2008
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    Thanx! It was definately amazing to me to see just how MUCH it'd grown in that amount of time. I've seen the 'left-overs' before but even those locations couldn't compair in size to this one.
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Pretty neat!
     
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    Agreed! I've seen more slime moulds this summer then my whole OTHER summers put together. THIS one? Just blew me away though.
     
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