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Can't even run away. Pathetic
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Can't even run away. Pathetic
Hyphae can't even travel. Loser stuff. Amoebas don't need no cell walls
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hyphae can't even travel. Loser stuff. Amoebas don't need no cell walls
Hello! This is a minor issue but as you are likely aware, protists are not a lineage (& neither are algae). Many people think they are, however. There are 6 very nice clades that contain multicellular life & I think it would be great if we used them instead of "plants, animals, fungi, & protists."
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hello! This is a minor issue but as you are likely aware, protists are not a lineage (& neither are algae). Many people think they are, however. There are 6 very nice clades that contain multicellular life & I think it would be great if we used them instead of "plants, animals, fungi, & protists."
Lime can come in several forms, and crystalline lime is diagnostic of Didymium
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Lime can come in several forms, and crystalline lime is diagnostic of Didymium
oh no
why is my fresh tasty bread full of bones & dirt
why is my fresh tasty bread full of bones & dirt
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
oh no
why is my fresh tasty bread full of bones & dirt
why is my fresh tasty bread full of bones & dirt
Correct, slime mold is a BREAD
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Correct, slime mold is a BREAD
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Complexity arises from cooperation. Trees, mushrooms, & people evolved when many distantly related creatures became physically, metabolically, & genetically entwined. All eukaryotes are dependent on symbiosis to protect their bodies & to process oxygen, food, & sunlight
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Complexity arises from cooperation. Trees, mushrooms, & people evolved when many distantly related creatures became physically, metabolically, & genetically entwined. All eukaryotes are dependent on symbiosis to protect their bodies & to process oxygen, food, & sunlight
Decades of molecular data have convincingly placed nearly all organisms: slime molds are Amoebozoans. While other groups are sometimes called "slime molds,", none outside Amoebozoa is macroscopic or mobile when aggregated, & some researchers have preferred other names for them
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Decades of molecular data have convincingly placed nearly all organisms: slime molds are Amoebozoans. While other groups are sometimes called "slime molds,", none outside Amoebozoa is macroscopic or mobile when aggregated, & some researchers have preferred other names for them
They are all full of tiny bones!
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
They are all full of tiny bones!
Fuligo gyrosa
(aka Physarum gyrosum)
It is pink because the melanin that protects the spores from sunlight hasn't yet developed enough to darken the spore mass
(aka Physarum gyrosum)
It is pink because the melanin that protects the spores from sunlight hasn't yet developed enough to darken the spore mass
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Fuligo gyrosa
(aka Physarum gyrosum)
It is pink because the melanin that protects the spores from sunlight hasn't yet developed enough to darken the spore mass
(aka Physarum gyrosum)
It is pink because the melanin that protects the spores from sunlight hasn't yet developed enough to darken the spore mass
You may be thinking of Excavata, which is Discoba + metamonads. Here is a more precise diagram
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You may be thinking of Excavata, which is Discoba + metamonads. Here is a more precise diagram
There are 6 eukaryotic groups with multicellular life, but many many more branches of life than that.
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
There are 6 eukaryotic groups with multicellular life, but many many more branches of life than that.
Hello, these are lovely photos and good IDs
unfortunately the link contains some misinformation
slime molds aren't decomposers
they aren't "protoctista," which is old & wrong, but amoebozoans
fusion is part of it, but most plasmodial growth is coenocytic (copying nuclei)
no rudeness is intended
unfortunately the link contains some misinformation
slime molds aren't decomposers
they aren't "protoctista," which is old & wrong, but amoebozoans
fusion is part of it, but most plasmodial growth is coenocytic (copying nuclei)
no rudeness is intended
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Hello, these are lovely photos and good IDs
unfortunately the link contains some misinformation
slime molds aren't decomposers
they aren't "protoctista," which is old & wrong, but amoebozoans
fusion is part of it, but most plasmodial growth is coenocytic (copying nuclei)
no rudeness is intended
unfortunately the link contains some misinformation
slime molds aren't decomposers
they aren't "protoctista," which is old & wrong, but amoebozoans
fusion is part of it, but most plasmodial growth is coenocytic (copying nuclei)
no rudeness is intended
This is actually pretty close to us genetically. Jelly tubes & sandcastle amoebas on the other hand...
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This is actually pretty close to us genetically. Jelly tubes & sandcastle amoebas on the other hand...
Fungi is more closely related to you & me than to this slime mold. Slime molds are nontoxic & harmless to plants & animals
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Fungi is more closely related to you & me than to this slime mold. Slime molds are nontoxic & harmless to plants & animals
Slime molds are nontoxic. They are harmless to plants & animals. They do not damage buildings. They can form memories, anticipate events, navigate mazes, & solve difficult computational problems like the traveling salesman
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Slime molds are nontoxic. They are harmless to plants & animals. They do not damage buildings. They can form memories, anticipate events, navigate mazes, & solve difficult computational problems like the traveling salesman
Physarum polycephalum
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Physarum polycephalum
More data is needed but it is possible that most amoebas can also reproduce sexually. Sex is well documented in the largest variety of amoeba, which can grow to the size of a small dog.
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
More data is needed but it is possible that most amoebas can also reproduce sexually. Sex is well documented in the largest variety of amoeba, which can grow to the size of a small dog.
This is not Fuligo septica; both parts here are fungal
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is not Fuligo septica; both parts here are fungal
Looks like Arcyria
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Looks like Arcyria