Slime mold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Slime mold is a broad term describing fungi-like organisms that use spores to reproduce. They were formerly classified as fungi, but are no longer considered part of this group. Their common name ref...
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The mass covering your plant is a slime mold. Slime molds live in areas with lots of moisture and decaying organic matter such as wood mulch or decaying trees. They are found all over the world, including such diverse areas as deserts and mountains.
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Slime molds normally live on the soil, where they feed on decaying organic matter. Slime molds do not feed on living plants. They use them for support during reproduction. They damage grass and other plants only by shading them from sunlight, causing the leaf blades to turn yellow.
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live in the soil and feed on microorganisms and decaying organic matter; slime molds grow up on grass leaves and stems to reproduce because their spores travel further when released from an elevated surface; it can produce a bloom of millions of spores in various colors in a few days...
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Not only do slime molds produce few resistant structures (except for spores, which are often overlooked or unidentifiable), but they live in moist terrestrial habitats, such as on decaying wood or fresh cow dung, where their potential for preservation is low.
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www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/slimemolds.html
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Slime molds have complex life cycles that may be divided into an animallike motile phase, in which growth and feeding occur, and a plantlike, immotile, reproductive phase. The motile phase is commonly found under rotting logs and damp leaves, where cellulose is abundant.
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Slime molds love to snack on things that live in moist dirt. They eat wet bark. They eat little bits of dead plants and animals. ... You can find slime molds on the ground in forests. Turn over a rotting log and you may see slime molds. Look under a pile of leaves. There may be slime molds there, too.
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www.ndi4all.org/grade23/SlimeMold-b.html
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Background Information: In nature, slime molds live in soil. There are various species of slime molds. Some slime molds can be distinguished by the color of their fruiting bodies. ... Problem: Can two species of slime molds survive within a given physical space?
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My first testosterone reaction was to kill it with a shovel and/or a mixture of water and bleach, but my 9-year-old daughter insisted I let it live and surf the net for any info I could find. ... In order to understand the slime molds you have to know something about their vegetative structure. They exist in nature as...
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