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A slime mold fungus in the lawn is not toxic, but it’s not edible or palatable either. (Bob Morris) More Stories. The sun sets on my days as RJ’s gardening columnist.

Slime molds can find food in a maze and react to stimuli like light. In some, ... “Fungus” might immediately pop into your worried mind, but this isn’t a fungus at all.

Slime mould, often called Dog's vomit slime mould (Fuligo septica), not a fungus but an amoeba-like organism that engulfs bacteria and other prey with its pseudopods. Australia.

Good luck. Q: In west Little Rock we've found this fungus in a flower bed (see reader's photo). We've removed it but it grew back. Any ideas on how to take care of it? A : The growths are called slime ...

Slime Molds. A common surface mold is slime mold (ex. Physarum sp.) that will rapidly grow over the surface of mulched areas, characterized by a yellow, orange, ... This fungus produces very small, ...

Slime mold, often called Dog's vomit slime mold, not a fungus but an amoeba-like organism that engulfs bacteria and other prey with its pseudopods. Getty Images Were you stuck in a jam on the way ...

Not a day goes by that I do not think of the wonder and almost spiritual brilliance of mushrooms and other fungi, because I am an ant and an invasive fungus has taken control of my brain. For the ...

A picture taken on October 16, 2019 at the Parc Zoologique de Paris (Paris zoological gardens) shows a Physarum Polycephalum better known as a "Blob", an unicellular organism neither plant, fungus ...

There are few creatures more remarkable than the lowly slime mold. But is the slime mold really a creature? Or is it a fungus? If it’s not a fungus, is it a single entity — or millions? Or both?

Formally known as Physarum polycephalum, this fungus-looking yellow slime mold is actually a single-celled organism like the amoeba. It's neither plant, bacteria, fungus, or animal. It has no ...