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Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Not a fungus, not a plant, not an animal, a patch of clear jelly morphs into tiny 4mm white jelly pompoms. The whole cluster covered about 90mm.
On one end of a very large and old log in very tall wet eucalyptus forest.
Also called 'Coral slime mold'. Apparently these things can take on an incredible range of different shapes. Have a look at the images... http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Cerati... Thanks Clive.
Spotted on May 4, 2012
Submitted on May 4, 2012
15 Comments
Fascinating!!!
Love love love slime molds! these are definitely no exception - so pretty!
Impressive!
.. "When the researchers place food at cities on the map, the lifeform collaborates, spreading out to map many possible configurations and then dying away to highlight the shortest routes between cities and the most efficient overall system map..." - HarvardMagazine.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwKuFREOg...
Thanks martin and leanne. These life forms have me fascinated. I read somewhere recently about scientists in Japan testing slime molds for 'intelligence'... see if I can find it again... http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fa...
These could be rock pool anemones or quartz crystals growing in a cave.
These are magical and amazing. Lets send this to James Cameron.
I hope you never stop with them. I think they're so beautiful & interesting & they're in our own backyard!
Thanks Satyen. This one got much more interesting with an ID.
Beautiful!
Fantastic spotting argybee ! -The makers of "Avataar" missed this one...
Thanks Leanne. I keep saying to myself 'no more' forest fungi' then I see something I cannot ignore. Pity about the leeches. :)
Actually now I'm thinking this might be a slime mold.... searching...
I love your fungus shots Argy. This one is so beautiful. Great spot!
Thanks again harsuame. These have me very confused. I can't find anything like it. Maybe a fungi expert will see it.
Sensacional !!