Look at the underside of a log, and you’ll find my new obsession: the beautiful, bonkers world of slime moulds | Lucy Jones - ThreadSky

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theguardian.com • 54 days ago

Look at the underside of a log, and you’ll find my new obsession: the beautiful, bonkers world of slime moulds | Lucy Jones

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kevinmac27.bsky.social•54 days ago

"they have been used to map dark matter and improve transport networks".
You can't deny that those claims, and the image of those beautiful pearly things, is intriguing.

snuffkins60.bsky.social•54 days ago

Are you talking about British politics by any chance ?

mcdonald69.bsky.social•54 days ago

#FungiFriends

ajjabajja.bsky.social•54 days ago

It adds to the allure that one of the easiest finds are called Wolf's milk!

jakernory.bsky.social•54 days ago

Pedants corner: they aren't actually funghi

brettbayley.bsky.social•54 days ago

https://www.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/2e893820-f067-4e05-9a34-93071480f455

rozie63.bsky.social•54 days ago

For more info have a listen to this … https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002691y?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

jakernory.bsky.social•54 days ago

Given how rarely myxies are mentioned and the recency of that episode of “In our tim” I assumed this was why it was written, but it seemed not.

rozie63.bsky.social•54 days ago

I just listened to it this morning and found it fascinating. I’d never heard of it at all.

jakernory.bsky.social•54 days ago

Sending out the slime signal to the legendary @regularslimeguy.bsky.social

jakernory.bsky.social•54 days ago

Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04kdhZQTnIU

jaspersharp.bsky.social•21 days ago

And the subject of a feature length documentary ten years ago that the Guardian described as "the equivalent of a lengthy mandolin solo on a triple gatefold prog-rock album". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyQqRBJngkY

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