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atomicfunnightmare · 2 months

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I was on Facebook (cause ao3 is down and I'm resorting to drastic measures)

This popped up

You want to know what this is?

Mushrooms

Here's the description from uder the photo

"Aliens? Vegetables? Nope, vegetable and animal bridge mushrooms. They're the myxomycetes, and they can move and hunt for prey or look for the best environment for them. They are born from spores, like mushrooms.

Myxomycetes move like huge amoebas, like pulsating masses; their movements seem to be dependent on microfibrils that remember the fibers of the muscles. These "blobs′′ crawl (at a speed of 1 cm per hour) phagocusing bacteria, algae, yeasts, protozoa and other organic material as they go; they digest them and expel the remains outside. Not randomly, mixomycetes proliferate where there are plenty of prey - on decomposing logs or on carpets of dead, wet leaves. And so they're often found in the woods, yellow, purple, blue, red, thanks to the pigments they contain."

I feel like this belongs to either Magnus Archives or Sheridan Tapes

#tma #the magnus archives #the magnus protocol #the sheridan tapes

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joqatana · 5 years

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The first slime mold that ever called me was Wolf’s Milk. That one was red. Happy to find this one in the middle of summer. And yes, it hollered at me. The dented one was from my fingernail. . #slimemoldsunday #slimemold #slimemould #wolfsmilk #fungus #notfungus #mushrooms #notmushrooms #mixomycetes #shroomsong #mycologyphotography #mycophilia #spores #lichen #whiteslimemold #yellowslimemold #carposoma #bubbleslimemold #tapiocaslimemold #tinyfungi #funwithfungi #identificationwelcome (at Ukiah, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Casb7pfYD/?igshid=1tvtsb3cjjoxh

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netmassimo · 4 years

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An article published in the journal "Scientific Reports" describes the discovery of the oldest identified slime mold, attributed to the genus Stemonitis. It's a fossil mold dating back to about 100 million years ago preserved in excellent conditions within a piece of amber discovered in Myanmar. Jouko Rikkinen, David Grimaldi and Alexander Schmidt examined this fossil, very useful for reconstructing the evolutionary history of these organisms part of the mixomycete (Myxomycota) group, a little known history because of the scarcity of fossils.

#paleontology #fossils #Cretaceous #mixomycetes #slime molds #Stemonitis

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ooscar88 · 3 years

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They're the myxomycetes, and they can move and hunt for prey or look for the best environment for them. They are born from spores, like mushrooms.

Myxomycetes move like huge amoebas, like pulsating masses: their movements seem to be dependent on microfibrils that remember the fibers of the muscles. These ′′ blobs ′′ crawl (at a speed of 1 cm per hour) phagocusing bacteria, algae, yeasts, protozoa and other organic material; they digest them and expel the remains outside. Not randomly, mixomycetes proliferate where there are plenty of prey: on decomposing logs or on carpets of dead leaves, wet. And so they're often found in the woods: yellow, purple, blue, red, thanks to the pigments they contain.

They spend most of their life cycle not even as cells at all, some can grow up to a meter across and 20kgs as a SINGLE cell with millions of nuclei. They've been known to grow cell walls and harden themselves in extreme conditions. In fact, scientifically, we don't even know where to categorize them, since they're not really plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, etc. And, they've been found everywhere from Iceland down to Antarctica.

#wild fungi

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roosyvillarreal-blog · 7 years

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Photographing under the world hidden from the ground in the nature of forests, light is ideal, and at the right moment, everything is extraordinary through observation. --Description: 1) Mushroom-Shaped Fungi. 2) Spore Discharge in Mushrooms. 3) Casuarina Fungi-Mushroaming. 4) Cortinarius Melinus y Orange Pinwheel Marasmius Siccus. 5) Red-Orange Mushroom Fungi. 6) Mushroom Fungi. 7) The Mixomycete. 8) Mycena Interrupta. 9) Phallus Impudicus. 10) Hygrocybe Carmine or Vermillion. 11) Violet Cortinarius. 12) Hygrocybe Mucronella. 13) Plicatilis Umbrella. 14) Luminescent Mushrooms. --------------------------------------------------------Fungi are a vital link in the chain of development and descomposition of the organic mantle of the forest fungi do not give seeds, they are reproduce by spores that can produce up to 40,000,000 of them per hour. (There are more than 40,000 species of fungi some are edible and others are poisonous). -------------------------------------------------------- ----"Each new dawn is a rain blessings, a new opportunity to improve, grow and evolve. Have an excellent weekend"--- #nature #photography #naturephotography #mushrooms #pilze #gljive #gljive🍄🍄🍄🍄😊 #svampe #champignons #madarch #jamur #beacáin #funghi #champignonen #champignons #grzyby #cogumelos #hongos #svamp

#pilze #mushrooms #madarch #naturephotography #svampe #beacáin #hongos #svamp #gljive #champignons #photography #nature #jamur #cogumelos #funghi #grzyby #champignonen #gljive🍄🍄🍄🍄😊

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joqatana · 5 years

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Found this cute little guy in @zanshinart’s back yard on Friday. It’s about 3mm wide. . #slimemoldsunday #slimemold #slimemould #fungus #notfungus #mushrooms #notmushrooms #mixomycetes #shroomsong #mycologyphotography #mycophilia #spores #lichen #whiteslimemold #yellowslimemold #carposoma #bubbleslimemold #tapiocaslimemold #tinyfungi #funwithfungi #identificationwelcome (at Ukiah, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7nTw5JD_1/?igshid=1tepv34ju2pfj

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joqatana · 5 years

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There were many things growing in this small piece of branch. This is slime mold no.1. Each little drupelet is about 1.5mm. . #slimemoldsunday #slimemold #slimemould #fungus #notfungus #mushrooms #notmushrooms #mixomycetes #shroomsong #mycologyphotography #mycophilia #spores #lichen #whiteslimemold #yellowslimemold #brownslimemold #carposoma #bubbleslimemold #tapiocaslimemold #tinyfungi #funwithfungi #identificationwelcome (at Ukiah, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNmtxWpge6/?igshid=190v4dywkaz0g

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joqatana · 5 years

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This is the first slime mold that ever screamed at me. It was maybe 1/2 inch in diameter, on a wet leaf in a culvert. Maybe last November? . #slimemoldsunday #slimemold #mixomycetes #spores #shroomsong #orangeslimemold (at Novato, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cOR4upM4J/?igshid=1726ahoq6213c

#slimemoldsunday #slimemold #mixomycetes #spores #shroomsong #orangeslimemold

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joqatana · 5 years

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If I can get closer you’d be able to see the iridesence on some of the heads. I’ll be distracted on Sunday so today is Slime Mold Tuesday. .Probably Diachea Leukopodia, since it’s on the same wood chip I found it on last time. And it certainly has white feet! . #slimemoldsunday #slimemold #slimemould #fungus #notfungus #mushrooms #notmushrooms #mixomycetes #shroomsong #mycologyphotography #mycophilia #spores #lichen #whiteslimemold #yellowslimemold #carposoma #bubbleslimemold #tapiocaslimemold #tinyfungi #funwithfungi #identificationwelcome https://www.instagram.com/p/BzyJ8fJJf04/?igshid=1t1n2q9k6g1hr

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joqatana · 5 years

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I pick up sticks and look under them. Sometimes I get lucky! . #slimemoldsunday #slimemold #slimemould #fungus #notfungus #mushrooms #notmushrooms #mixomycetes #shroomsong #mycologyphotography #mycophilia #spores #lichen #whiteslimemold #yellowslimemold #carposoma #bubbleslimemold #tapiocaslimemold #tinyfungi #funwithfungi #identificationwelcome (at Ukiah, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByfriYXpLUa/?igshid=1dxtx1v71ed09

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joqatana · 5 years

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Also on the same small piece of wood. . #slimemoldsunday #slimemold #slimemould #fungus #notfungus #mushrooms #notmushrooms #mixomycetes #shroomsong #mycologyphotography #mycophilia #spores #lichen #whiteslimemold #yellowslimemold #brownslimemold #carposoma #bubbleslimemold #tapiocaslimemold #tinyfungi #funwithfungi #identificationwelcome (at Ukiah, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNsmdqp1N1/?igshid=1b6ak0d8g33xz

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