slimemold

116d

Some lichen finds, plus (what I think might be) a slime mould

* Various crustose species on the back of a gravestone
* Slime mould (?) that appeared within a few minutes of wetting this old gate beam
* Patterns on lichen on an old wooden seat
* A cladonia species growing amongst moss on an old wooden fence

Edit: Consensus seems to be that it's not a slime mold, but likely a fungus. Still interesting!

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Various splats of lichen on the back of a dark near-black stone gravestone, looking like countries that border each other. Colours include yellow, different greys, charcoal. There's also a grey-green foliose lichen that looks like a many-tentacled octopus

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118d

Saw these bright orange weird things on an old birch. When I examined closer I saw tiny chambers, their openings no larger than a toothpick point.

Super tiny flying stingy things?!

No.

Ok, have to be galls. When all else fails, go with galls.

Nope.

Two days later I smartened up. What’s even more weird and freaky than galls?

Slime Molds! This is the most bizarro slime mold I’ve ever found.

Multi Goblet Slime [Metatrichia vesparia]

#myxogastria #SlimeMold #nature

Closeup of the bark of a nearly dead Black Birch. In the center are somewhat fluffy , orange “pieces” that almost look like the stuffings of an old stuffed animal toy. Bordering these are dozens of tiny brown chambers that are connected together like a hive. Their openings are nearly microscopic. There are approximately 100-125 of these chambers. There are also old, blackish, hardened fungi covered with moss and lichen.

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