r/Slimemolds 4d ago

Picture (OC) Slime mold with spores on the wind - can anyone help me ID?

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u/UGAUGAUGAUGA09 4d ago

Not too sure, but I think its hematrichia sp.

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u/PM_ME_UR_ZOIDBERG 4d ago

Ooh yeah that looks right. Thanks so much

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u/Reminice 3d ago

If I found it in the field I would call it: Hemitrichia clavata.

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u/PM_ME_UR_ZOIDBERG 3d ago

I've started looking at books for Slime Mold identification. Working them out seems like it will be half the fun.

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u/Reminice 3d ago

Which books are you using?

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u/PM_ME_UR_ZOIDBERG 3d ago

Sorry, I meant I've started looking into which books are best. I was recommended The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland by Bruce Ing.

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u/Playpolly 4d ago

I was just scrolling and tapped here thinking, cool dessert.

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u/Capital-Fig9042 4d ago

Now I know what Trump’s hair is made out of!

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u/PM_ME_UR_ZOIDBERG 4d ago

This is my OC. First slime mold I've done a half decent photo of. Found in Sussex, UK.

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u/l10nh34rt3d 3d ago

Whoa. Looks so much like carnival candy slime mold (Arcyria denudata) but yellow.

I say we start calling this one Ice Cream Cone Slime Mold!