Slime mold

Arcyria ferruginea

Description:

Red striking little balls,grouped in clusters.We can see all the stages in the series.Sporocarps at first spherical, ovate, short-cylindrical or pyriform, 1-2 mm tall, 0.5-1.0 mm diam(pic#1,2 and 3),with time they brownish to orange, terracotta, ochraceous, olive or olive-brown(pic#4).

Habitat:

Found in a cuted log of a pine tree,in a mix forest near my house,pics#5 and 6 show the log and the habitat better than my words

Notes:

It's second time that i found this slime mold,allways in the same place,allways in cuted or grabbed up pine trees logs. https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/ar...

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14 Comments

AntónioGinjaGinja 4 years ago

:-) these are one of my prefered slime molds,next time i spott it i have to take a picture that show how tiny are the red balls

Neil Ross 4 years ago

That quite an amazing spotting. Looks like red caviar to me.

AntónioGinjaGinja 5 years ago

Thanks Jim and Sarah for your nice comments,looks like little berrys :-)

SarahWhitt 5 years ago

I thought the same thing, Jim!
These are NICE, Antonio!!

Jim Nelson 5 years ago

Interesting spotting...it almost looks edible, nice photography Antonio!

AntónioGinjaGinja 5 years ago

Thanks Dr,for your kind words
Thanks Ashley

AshleyT 5 years ago

Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!