#wolfs milk slime mold

[myxomycota]

Lycogala epidendrum

by tyrannorasaurus

[joqatana]

From various walks in the woods

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[wild-e-eep]

Some very young wolf's milk slime moulds massing on a dead ash tree. They go dark brown as they mature.

[mushroomgay]

Epping Forest, UK, February 2024

Wolf's milk (Lycogala epidendrum)

This is one of the few slime moulds I know by name, it being relatively easy to identify on sight. If anyone knows why it's called that I'd love to know!

[titipounamu]

wolf's milk slime mold / Lycogala epidendrum • aotearoa

[memoriesofthepark]

Wolf's milk 》 Lycogala epidendrum

Another slime mold I've seen a lot on my dash that I finally encountered in the wild!

Slime molds are not fungi, but exist in their plasmodial stage as single celled ameoba-like organisms that phagocytize (engulf and digest) fungal/plant spores, bacteria, and protozoans. When conditions are right, these individuals use chemical signals to aggregate, forming the fruiting bodies shown here! Upon maturity, the paste inside these fruiting bodies becomes a mass of spores.

Slime molds are so whacky and interesting! Such a unique form of life.

Southeast Texas, 10 April 2024

[mostlythemarsh]

Wolf’s Milk

[fungiwitnessed]

Wolf’s Milk (Boston, MA)

>>Lycogala epidendrum

Slime mold found on unidentified log

Immature fruiting bodies (about half an inch in diameter) are pink and matures to a brownish grey

Observed on: October 21, 2023

[rattyexplores]

Wolf's Milk Slime Mold

Lycogala epidendrum

22/02/23

[myxomycota]

Lycogala epidendrum by andrei_forester

[muscaria-jacksonii]

Wolf's milk slime mold [lycogala epidendrum]

[cricketchirp]

Eyes on the World About Us

Sometimes we hike with a purpose, My Guy and I. And on those days, he actually slows his pace down. And opens his eyes wide, much like the Red Squirrel–ever on the alert. Was it the Fringed Polygala, aka Gay Wings he sought? No, but I certainly did. Those petal-like wings are actually sepals. Two of the petals are fused into a tubular structure, thus giving this plant a “bird-of-paradise” form.…

[lanciet]

wolf's milk slime mold of varying maturity on some dead logs

[the-angry-dyke]

I just found my first ever slime mold! It's a wolf's milk (Lycogala epidendrum).

[larkscap]

Not a fungus at all- this is a slime mold! A nice specimen called Wolf’s Milk (Lycogala epidendrum) I love slime molds, and this is a particularly gorgeous specimen!

[mostlythemarsh]

Slime Mold