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Wolf's Milk - Lycogala epidendrum Such a pretty slime!<br />
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Small, pink aethalia that resemble fuzzy pink blobs. When you poke the, pink, gooey, slime oozes out.<br />
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Habitat: Rotting wood Geotagged,Lycogala epidendrum,Summer,United States,Wolf's milk,slime mold Click/tap to enlarge

Wolf's Milk - Lycogala epidendrum

Such a pretty slime!

Small, pink aethalia that resemble fuzzy pink blobs. When you poke the, pink, gooey, slime oozes out.

Habitat: Rotting wood

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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 Mar 28, 2020. Captured Sep 21, 2019 09:49 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm