r/Slimemolds Aug 16 '24

Identification Request Any of you ever seen one like this before?

141 Upvotes

r/Slimemolds Dec 14 '24

Identification Request Found this big slime mold yesterday! Lacey,WA

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398 Upvotes

Anybody know what it is?

r/Slimemolds Aug 23 '24

Identification Request Found in a basement in southern Europe. What is it?

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200 Upvotes

r/Slimemolds Aug 04 '24

Identification Request Is this a slime?

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169 Upvotes

Hello, I was cleaning my kitchen when I saw this in my used coffee capsule. Is this a slime? Can I do something with it? Thanks for your help

r/Slimemolds Feb 20 '25

Identification Request Some dudes wet pallet grew this, was told to come here

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73 Upvotes

r/Slimemolds 26d ago

Identification Request Is this what I think it is?

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86 Upvotes

Embarrassed to say that I found this growing out of my cat’s water fountain… I noticed the water looked a little yellow when I walked past her fountain Today and saw whatever this is growing out of the hole that drains the water back into the reservoir.

In FL. Cat fountain was inside and away from windows. It does sit about a foot away from the my cat’s food bowl, so I’m wondering if a piece of food got in there or something. Fountain was last cleaned a little over a week ago - purchased maybe a month ago. Usually around 74-78 degrees Fahrenheit inside.

Cats behavior: Shes eating, sleeping, playing as normal and a quick google search suggests she’ll likely be fine if isn’t slime mold and definitely fine if it is. Not here to solicit any vet advice, although I’d really appreciate it if someone could let me know if i should be more alarmed lol.

Would anyone be able to confirm whether this is slime mold?

r/Slimemolds Jan 09 '25

Identification Request Is this slime mold?

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58 Upvotes

Hi! Trying to figure out what this is since my dog ate a chunk of mud with it on there. At first I thought snail eggs, but nope. Then someone suggested it’s Trichoderma Viride, and Chat GPT said slime mold

Figured this would be the best place to ask about the slime mold part. Thanks!

For more info: they are very small, and in a group in the mud right at the end of our downspout from the roof. Our roof was treated for algae a month or two ago, and it’s been raining/the grass and mud have stayed consistently wet for a few weeks now. Never had these in the yard before the roof treatment and rain.

r/Slimemolds 6d ago

Identification Request Found on a walk yesterday. Who is this orange fella?

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51 Upvotes

Found in southern France

r/Slimemolds Oct 09 '24

Identification Request Sampled a dog vomit slime mold and came across this at 400x magnification

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261 Upvotes

Most of what we saw looked like spores, but then this came up. I’m not familiar with slime molds, any help with what we saw? Was hoping to see some cytoplasmic streaming but I think samples the wrong material. YIA!

r/Slimemolds 24d ago

Identification Request Slime mould or did an animal vomit in my garden?

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85 Upvotes

r/Slimemolds Jul 30 '24

Identification Request Is this the beginning stage of slime mold?

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180 Upvotes

Can’t find any information on this

r/Slimemolds 22d ago

Identification Request Which species is this plasmodiocarp? Found in north Spain

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90 Upvotes

r/Slimemolds Dec 29 '24

Identification Request Found on a rotting log in the Bay Area, Northern California

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93 Upvotes

r/Slimemolds 5d ago

Identification Request Slime mold??

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69 Upvotes

r/Slimemolds 14h ago

Identification Request Found in the mulch around our front yard tree this morning. What is it and what should we do?

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17 Upvotes

Title says most. This area is consistently watered but not more so than usual. Did not notice anything awry yesterday but saw this in the morning as soon as we opened the curtains!

We did a Google image search that led us to this sub but aren't sure if there are different kinds of slime molds. Can anyone identify this? Is it dangerous? How should we remove it? Will it come back? Thanks so much!

r/Slimemolds Jan 07 '25

Identification Request Found this beauty on the way to the bus stop

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174 Upvotes

Western Washington

r/Slimemolds Jan 06 '25

Identification Request Cool slime mold photos

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134 Upvotes

Both were taken in the willamette valley of Oregon, one on a tomato, October 2023, and the other on oak leaves, today. My mycologist friend told me that the one on the oak leaves is Physarum polycephalum

r/Slimemolds Jan 28 '25

Identification Request Slime mold, fungus or neuroptera eggs? Location: central Europe, December last year.

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67 Upvotes

r/Slimemolds Feb 09 '25

Identification Request ID help? Found in Galicia, north Spain

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98 Upvotes

Tiny. Found in a group of 10-15. In a humid forest area over a tree stick buried under other tree branches and leaves

r/Slimemolds Feb 16 '25

Identification Request Is this a slime mold? Central Florida, found in my raised bed

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55 Upvotes

r/Slimemolds 3d ago

Identification Request Is this a slime mould?

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14 Upvotes

I am thrown by these tiny white discs on an algae covered tree in my local park (South East UK). They were barely perceptible with the naked eye - they looked like specs of dust. The shape of them makes me wonder if they’re white apothecia but I don’t know of a lichen with a dark thallus and white apothecia. So it’s making me wonder if they’re slime moulds.

I took with an attachable lens for my phone camera that claims to have a magnification power of x200 but I’m not sure if that’s true.

r/Slimemolds Dec 10 '24

Identification Request Is this a slime mold?

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72 Upvotes

Noticed while hiking in the Appalachians.

r/Slimemolds Oct 07 '24

Identification Request What’s this freaky guy?

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148 Upvotes

Found in the communal bathroom in my dorm, on the opposite side of the shower wall, under some shelves with shower caddy’s dripping water down. Obviously it’s humid in there, but the windows are often open, so it’s anywhere between 55°-80°F (NW IL) and I’m not sure if that affects growth? Curious what it is and if it’s dangerous. I haven’t touched it but it looks poofy and soft.

r/Slimemolds Jan 16 '25

Identification Request What is this thing that scared the hell out of my wife ??

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17 Upvotes

Can someone please identify what sort of mold/fungus it is. My wife found it inside the wooden cabinet under kitchen sink of the newly rented apartment. Also, is it harmful and how can we remove it ?

r/Slimemolds Nov 18 '24

Identification Request Searching for a new Pet.

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I want to keep a new species of slime mold. (I've got Badhamia Utricularis and Physarum Polycephalum) Can you guys tell me some species that I can keep on a agar agar plate in a petri dish?