My new slimy pet. A plasmodium cultured from leaf litter collected in the woods of Kicin, western Poland. It seems to enjoy a diet of aquarium fish feed (or maybe the bacteria attracted by it).
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Didymium squamulosum on leaf litter. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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My pet myxo is trying to break free from the moist chamber.
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Parmotrema perlatum : England : VC40 Shropshire : SJ7312 : On mossy oak trunk : February 2026
Jelly ear : Auricularia auricula-judae : England : VC40 Shropshire : SJ7312 : On unknown bark : February 2026
Trentepohlia : England : VC40 Shropshire : SJ7312 : On oak trunk : February 2026
Myxogastria : England : VC40 Shropshire : SJ7312 : On unknown bark : February 2026
For many, ancient woodlands mean wildflowers, birds, insects. For me, they mean #lichens, #fungi, #algae and #slimemoulds! Trees are a constant of course. Identifications where possible in alt-text. All from a small ancient wood in Sheriffhales, Shropshire, England.
If you keep a pet plasmodium, you are never bored.
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Trichia/Oligonema sp. (Trichiaceae either way). Zielonka Forest, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Meanwhile, in a moist chamber…
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Oligonema sp. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Slime mould : Myxogastria : VC40 Shropshire : SJ7312 : February 2026 : On rotting fallen twig
#Slimemoulds: whole world of weird! Free-living microscopic amoeboid creatures capable of fusing into large visible plasmodium, and acting as one to find food and especially to reproduce. This plasmodium is transitioning into reproductive stage. No idea of species. Sheriffhales, Shropshire, England.
Slime mold, Trichia crateriformis.
This shot may not win any of them fancy #macrophotography awards, but ... Trichia crateriformis.
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My pet plasmodium: more than three months in a moist chamber.
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Trichia cf. scabra. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Hemitrichia decipiens and Didymium squamulosum. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Heterotrichia ferruginea on a fallen pine. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Didymium squamulosum on leaf litter. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Didymium sp. (anellus?) on a rotten log. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Self-published, with the help of Geoffrey Kibby, John Holden covers 98 species, with plenty of great photos and bags of useful, accessible notes and observations.
An absolute must-have for anyone with an interest slime moulds! tr.ee/cqMdipPL_B
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A pretty resilient winter slime mould, Hemitrichia decipiens. It doesn't seem to mind the snow and the frost. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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My pet plasmodium on kitchen roll and on the surface of a fungus (Trametes hirsuta).
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Waiting for better weather. Remnants of a few slime mould species hidden under ice and snow in the woods of Kicin, Wielkopolska (W Poland). Trichia cf. varia, Badhamia utricularis, Didymium squamulosum, Hemitrichia decipiens.
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Lycogala sp. trapped in a layer of ice at –10ºC. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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My enigmatic (still unidentified) pet slime. I've kept it in a moist chamber since mid December.
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Lycogala epidendrum complex. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Some Trichiaceae species. Zielonka Forest, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Metatrichia serpula. Zielonka Forest, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Another winter slime mold: Didymium squamulosum. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Badhamia utricularis in the snow. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
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Summing up the year. #Eumycetozoa of Wielkopolska (western Poland). Arcyria cinerea, A. stipata, Badhamia utricularis, Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa.
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