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Wolf's milk, leche de lobo

Lycogala epidendrum

Description:

Lycogala epidendrum , a slime mold, with the aethalia, fruiting bodies, covered by slimy pink plasmodia. When not fruiting, single celled individuals move about as very small, red amoeba-like organisms called plasmodia, masses of protoplasm that engulf bacteria, fungal and plant spores, protozoa, and particles of non-living organic matter through phagocytosis

Habitat:

Spotted on a rotten pine tree

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec. f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm.

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2 Comments

arlanda
arlanda 10 years ago

Thanks António! Obrigado!

Great series Arlanda,beautiful,all the series is amazing and we can se the red spots of the plasmodia,very cool,congrats and thanks for sharing

arlanda
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arlanda

Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Spotted on Nov 7, 2013
Submitted on Jan 15, 2014

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