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.

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 ...

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 ...

It thinks, it moves, it's nigh indestructible. It's 'The Blob!' No, no, this isn't referring to the 1958 horror movie. This is the real thing. Formally known as Physarum polycephalum, this fungus ...

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 ...