Slime Mould

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Arcyria nutans

Enteridium lycoperdon

This slimemould originally looked like smooth golf balls on the side of the dead tree. In a few days it looked like cocoa running out of a tin. A totally unbiological description!

Fuligo septica

Egg Shell Slimemould - Leocarpus fragilis

Lycogala terrestre

Slime Mould - Mucilago crustacea

Slime moulds were once classified with the fungi but this is no longer so. They grow in soil, on lawns, and on the forest floor, commonly on deciduous logs.

Reticularia lycoperdon

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