The mold takes hold

Growing on a strawberry, pin mold makes for an unusual and dynamic visual seen through the macro lens.

The black and grey spheres are sporangia which contain the sporangiospores and the white threads are sporangiophores (aerial hypha).

comments (5)

Flown Kimmerling

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So flipping cool! Great shot! Posted 6 years ago

Christine Young

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That is so cool! Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Beautiful! So inspired to let food run bad now :) Posted 6 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
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  Not intentional...this is what faced me, the day after purchasing some strawberries at the market - now I know why they were so cheap! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    lol, glad you found a good use for them still :) Posted 6 years ago

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