r/Slimemolds

Is this a slime mold eating a mushroom? Found in West Virginia. In the forest, it’s been really rainy lately and today/yesterday we had some nice hot sun.

I am concerned whether this is a fungi infestation or bugs. either way would really appreciate any feedback, perhaps some other forums i could visit. I live in the mediterranean, if that helps.

Hello! This/these fella(s) popped up in my terrarium yesterday and I sprung to reddit to learn that they are slime mold! I felt immediately honored and that I should take a timelapse.

If anybody could ID based on the video that would be greatly appreciated, but I completely understand that it’s not an ideal capture.

Enjoy!

Help identifying the this fungus

Found this growing on the base board of a rental property that tenant destroyed the showe system on the opposite side of the wall. Location: Troy, Montana.

Thank you in advance 🙏

Yesterday I found this stuff in a naturally eroded cavity in a north-facing cliff of volcanic tuff. The cavity is roughly two feet tall by five feet wide. There appears to be at least 10 gallons of it. There is also a small amount in the crack to the left. This is just below the crest of a rocky ridge. The only organic things above it are a couple stunted or dead ponderosa pines and the moss growing on the rock surface.

Jemez Mountains, Northern New Mexico, about 9,000 feet in elevation.

The amount of biomass of this stuff given the location has me baffled.

WTAF?

I have had this colony for a while now and have noticed the slime is turning like a greyish brown in some areas. Even when I place it on the cork bark in their enclosure they make these gross patches that are unsightly.

Is there something off with the substrate? Should I do a substrate change?

When I first got them the slime would make beautiful patterns on the cork bark and move around more, but it has stopped doing that.

I am looking to make a cute little terrarium for them and will create an area with slate rocks to feed them on in the front so I can remove it when it gets nasty.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to the spikey springtails or the slime mould. I have multiple slime moulds in different petri dishes and some in bigger tubs so I can also feed it to my isopods from time to time. I also have had some of the cultures go off and like having backups ready to give my spikeys a constant food source. Not sure if I'm over doing it with the slime mould and if the slime mould does something to the substrate like make it acidic or something. Could this be a moisture issue?

I’m usually very good at identifying my slime molds but this one has stumped me. This was on the border of a kettle bog and coniferous dominated forest. Most slime molds I see grow out of decaying logs — this one was spread out consuming sticks and leaf litter. It was large too, I’d say slightly bigger than the average adult hand but I didn’t measure any more than that.

Thanks for the help :)

ETA: Genus Paradiachea

Growing on mulch. Is this slime mold? It turned orange later in the day

First two yesterday in span of 2 hours, third one today after 24 hours.

Private property (mine)
Western Washington

Hi, last night I noticed a dark brown growth beneath my bed (pic 1) which I thought was a large bug at first. It appears to be a fungus or mold of some type. For context, I live in a basement apartment in Boston. It doesn’t typically feel too humid and doesn’t smell musty, but I run a window AC unit almost all summer.

After seeing this, I looked around more and saw another smaller growth (pic 2) by a baseboard about 3 feet away.

On the other side of this wall is the building’s mechanical room. I’m assuming there was a slow leak that’s coming through the shared wall- photo 3 shows the moisture I then discovered. This is beneath my heater which hasn’t been run in about 5 months. There must be a lot of water underneath these floors.

Any thoughts on what type of growth this is? I’m not going to touch it and I’ve notified property management, but no response yet.