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more about #slimemold more comments → Feyhra: I got something like that in a coffee cup under my bed. Mine's not as impressive though. more » crashedpc - Haifisch: MM!! RASPBERRIES! *PBBBT* more » Grey_Area: Ooh, pretty! Like the new gallery feature. Clicky, clicky, click! more » corpore-metal: Fungi are some of the weirdest critters on this planet. They not animals or plants. They are the main reason biologists historically created a third t... more » Mount_Prion: "I collect spores, molds, and fungus." ~My hero. more » -
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The Bizarre Collective Consciousness of Slime Mold
This shimmering, metallic structure isn't a new configuration of carbon nanotubes. It's actually a slime mold, which grows on dead plants. Not only does it look alien, but it has a very alien lifecycle. Individual slime mold cells can merge into one giant cell, up to 30 meters across. More »
