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
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Feb 17, 2020. Captured Jun 19, 2019 07:16 in 67 York St, Kennebunk, ME 04043, USA.
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The pink ones spew slime with just a gentle touch. My kids love popping them when they get really old because the spores puff out in a cloud. Fun times. Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
I think they're not bad, in particular the 2nd one is quite OK. You managed to capture that one in focus, and it got a nice amount of detail. That's hard, so good job!
I never do this, but theorizing a little, there's 2 challenges:
- Focus and depth of field. Either use a very large depth of field (high F number) or use a lower aperture and manually pre-focus where you think the action will be.
- Shutter speed. Your examples show 1/64s which is quite slow. I'm thinking you'll need 1/500s at least, preferable 1/1000s. Your flash won't sync up that fast, so there you go, another problem :) Posted 5 years ago
I once saw the perfect photo of these with the spores being discharged. I can't remember where I saw it, but the lighting was romantic and the spores were perfectly puffing out and in focus...and, there was no stick or finger in the photo. That's what I want to capture, lol. Posted 5 years ago