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Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens Tall, brown sporangia on thin stalks, which were growing in dense clusters on rotting wood. Each tuft was about 15 mm tall.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Decorticated, rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74431/tree_hair_-_stemonitis_splendens.html" title="Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/74431_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=mAsu9cs6dwC5sOn2e2loZKXlBVg%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens Tall, brown sporangia on thin stalks, which were growing in dense clusters on rotting wood. Each tuft was about 15 mm tall.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Decorticated, rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74430/tree_hair_-_stemonitis_splendens.html Chocolate tube slime mold,Fall,Geotagged,Stemonitis splendens,United States" /></a></figure> Chocolate tube slime mold,Fall,Geotagged,Stemonitis splendens,United States,slime mold,stemonitis,tree hair Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens

Tall, brown sporangia on thin stalks, which were growing in dense clusters on rotting wood. Each tuft was about 15 mm tall.

Habitat: Decorticated, rotting wood in a mixed forest

Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens Tall, brown sporangia on thin stalks, which were growing in dense clusters on rotting wood. Each tuft was about 15 mm tall.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Decorticated, rotting wood in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74430/tree_hair_-_stemonitis_splendens.html Chocolate tube slime mold,Fall,Geotagged,Stemonitis splendens,United States

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  1. View William Bodine's profile
    William Bodine
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    Unusual slime mold. But isn't every slime mold unusual? Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Yes, they are quite odd...and make great macro subjects!
       Posted 3 years ago

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The Chocolate tube slime mold

Chocolate tube slime molds look like brown hairs growing on wood. These are clusters of stalked sporangia.

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

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Uploaded Feb 16, 2019. Captured Oct 10, 2018 11:21 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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