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Wolf's Milk Slime Mold - Lycogala epidendrum Slime mold oozing slime.<br />
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Habitat: Rotting wood; deciduous forest Fall,Geotagged,Lycogala,Lycogala epidendrum,United States,Wolf's milk,slime mold Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Wolf's Milk Slime Mold - Lycogala epidendrum

Slime mold oozing slime.

Habitat: Rotting wood; deciduous forest

    comments (6)

  1. Beautiful shot, love the light! Posted 2 years ago
    1. Thanks :) Posted 2 years ago
  2. I like the color. That orange ooze looks good enough to eat! Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
    1. Lol, thanks William! Posted 2 years ago
  3. Nice shot Christine, looks brilliant. Posted 2 years ago
    1. Thanks David!
      Posted 2 years ago

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Lycogala epidendrum is a cosmopolitan species of plasmodial slime mould which is often mistaken for a fungus. The aethalia, or fruiting bodies, occur either scattered or in groups on damp rotten wood, especially on large logs, from June to November.

Similar species: Liceales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 14, 2023. Captured Oct 11, 2021 10:19 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/166s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm