Wednesday 17 April 2019

Pretty Awful


How can something apparently so pretty have such an awful name one wonders. This is my first introduction to the extraordinary world of slime mould which I now understand are neither plant, animal nor fungi. Instead they are protists. We encountered this one on a Sussex Wildlife Trust walk at the weekend. The current thinking is that this example is one called tapioca slime mould. Don't say I never treat ya!
Arilx

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4 comments:

  1. Sue in Suffolk17 April 2019 at 07:43

    What strange looking stuff.........I shall now look up Protists.

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    1. Aril18 April 2019 at 20:55

      They spread very quickly hence the slime bit.
      Arilx

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  2. crafty cat corner17 April 2019 at 10:05

    Whoa, that looks horrible, is is squishy or hard?
    Briony
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    1. Aril18 April 2019 at 20:55

      Very squishy and very quick to spread.
      Arilx

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