Many people confuse slime molds for a fungus, but it technically isn’t one. Slime molds have two distinct life phases: during the first stage, the slime mold looks like a slimy lump of protoplasm.

Slime mold fungi are particularly disgusting because they are gelatinous and, over time, ... Usually, the color is yellow or yellow-orange or brown and even black, ...

Both of these are types of slime mold. Slime molds are not a true fungus. ... The slime molds found in the landscape are usually bright yellow, red or orange.

Slime molds have been around for a surprisingly long time — as much as 2 billion years, before our world harbored any kind of plant or animal life. To date, Earth is home to 900+ known species of this ...

Mold. The word has power. It can propel entire families to flee their homes to bunk in cramped hotel rooms, leaving cherished possessions behind to rot. It can make a condo resident accuse a neighb… ...

Artillery Fungus. The artillery fungus, Sphaerobolus spp. may become problematic in mulch, due to the production and release of spores. This fungus produces very small, inconspicuous cup shaped ...

An orange mold could very well change our culinary habits. Neurospora intermedia , an orange fungus, transforms waste products into refined dishes. Used for centuries in Indonesia to create oncom, ...

WOODBRIDGE The Quinnipiack Valley Health District will conduct a thorough inspection of Amity Regional High School this week to evaluate whether there is a recurring mold and fungus problem in the ...

Wood in mulch also provides a food source for fungi that are natural decomposers, breaking down plant material and utilizing organic ... A common surface mold is slime mold (ex. Physarum sp.) that ...