Dog vomit

TZ-OH6 · August 3, 2008

Here is a picture of the dog vomit slime mold (real name). I mulched the garden with old hay, and these slime mold fruiting bodies have been popping up all over the place. I feel quite lucky because slime molds are rarely seen outside of biology class rooms. They are very unusual life forms in that most of the time they exist as single aboeba-like cells feeding on bacteria. When the food runs out they migrate together, and coalesce into this large fruiting body, which forms spores. They are a model organism for studying cell-cell communication for medical tumor research.

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amideutch · August 3, 2008

Cool, first time I've seen or heard of it. Almost looks like pumice or volcanic rock. Ami

OmahaJB · August 3, 2008

They showed this on the local news about a month ago. Even though they say it doesn't hurt plants in any way, I was still glad I didn't mulch as I had intended to. Just not attractive stuff to have in the garden!

shelleybean · August 3, 2008

I've seen something like that before in the garden and wondered what the heck it was.

Lilypon · August 3, 2008

Interesting mold ....... hard name to look at early in the morn. ;S

caascher2 · August 3, 2008

I have it around my eggplant and peppers. I tried to scrape it up when the plants were smaller. It didn't hurt the plants so I let it be.

August 3, 2008	#1
TZ-OH6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mid-Ohio Posts: 850	Dog vomit Here is a picture of the dog vomit slime mold (real name). I mulched the garden with old hay, and these slime mold fruiting bodies have been popping up all over the place. I feel quite lucky because slime molds are rarely seen outside of biology class rooms. They are very unusual life forms in that most of the time they exist as single aboeba-like cells feeding on bacteria. When the food runs out they migrate together, and coalesce into this large fruiting body, which forms spores. They are a model organism for studying cell-cell communication for medical tumor research. slime mold 0310.jpg

August 3, 2008	#2
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Cool, first time I've seen or heard of it. Almost looks like pumice or volcanic rock. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

August 3, 2008	#4
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I've seen something like that before in the garden and wondered what the heck it was. __________________ Michele

August 3, 2008	#5
Lilypon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 303	Interesting mold ....... hard name to look at early in the morn. ;S __________________ "At the heart of gardening there is a belief in the miraculous" Mirabel Osler

August 3, 2008	#6
caascher2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Va. Beach, VA Posts: 178	I have it around my eggplant and peppers. I tried to scrape it up when the plants were smaller. It didn't hurt the plants so I let it be. __________________ Carol Mom to Lindsay, Eric and Elyse

August 3, 2008	#3
OmahaJB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 1,821	They showed this on the local news about a month ago. Even though they say it doesn't hurt plants in any way, I was still glad I didn't mulch as I had intended to. Just not attractive stuff to have in the garden!