Regarding the question around 54:00 "What eats slime molds?" Certain species of springtails are important 'predators' of slime molds, and also important spore spreaders. Some of the largest species of springtails, which can grow 1-1.7 cm long, are Holacanthella and Womersleymeria species, in New Zealand and Australia respectively. They seem to live exclusively on slime mold plasmodiums growing in old growth forests. PS: there are some slime mold species on Antarctica as well :) At least 6 species have been discovered growing on mosses on Antarctic islands, 22 if you include Macquarie Island.

This is the best presentation I've seen so far on KZread about slime molds.

@Jahrikg

2 ай бұрын

Agreed! This is rad!

I really love that video, I have been obsessed with plasmodial slimemolds for about 3 years now. And it makes me very happy that other people also take an interest in the topic.

Thank you very informative information truly great full

So inspiring to hear this great talk from an amateur slime mold enthusiast. I bought some test tubes last autumn and tried baiting with oats but without success. I think I'll get out more often after this, every freak encounter with these lifeforms has been memorable! Thank you so much for sharing your resources and experiences.

What an amazingly interesting presentation. I learnt so much - thank you.

@NortheastWildernessTrust

Жыл бұрын

We're so glad you enjoyed it!

i just watched a story on NOVA about slime mold.the first thing that came to mind was GLIOBLASTOMA and how it spread and had veins and liked sugar. i wonder if research on slime mold could come up with a cure for cancer?

Great presentation! They look a lot like cannabis trichromes. Pretty sure I have seen these hiking in Australia and assumed them to be fungi.

I’m wondering if I can send you some pictures? I have some slime mold that I discovered or some other type of mold in a workout room a very nice house on the ceiling. I’m painting contractor whose experienced a lot of different types of mold through my 30+ year career, but I’ve never seen anything like this… it grew in patches on the ceiling it was a light yellowish or tan color. We thought it first it was some sort of faux finish that was poorly executed. But when I was cutting in around the light, I reached my hand up and swooshed my hand across the ceiling only to discover great cloud of dust that erupted (spores). Your help would be greatly appreciated, if you have interest. For the record I live in Missouri.

@NortheastWildernessTrust

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Drew, sorry but we are unable to help out with house mold identification. Good luck!

@drewandrews8673

2 жыл бұрын

Idk if your response is due to any possible liability… but I can assure you that no liability is implied or expected. For me, it’s only a matter of curiosity regarding its identification. If still impossible, perhaps you could refer me to someone who could tak a look at a few pictures and give his/her opinion…?

@NortheastWildernessTrust

2 жыл бұрын

@@drewandrews8673 Sorry, unsure who that would be, we just don't have that kind of capability.

hi miss. i’m a 16 year old at a TAG school, and i’ve been interested in mycology for about 8 months. i’ve been cultivating molds and mycelium on agar and started working with slants. May i get your email to get some more information?

@NortheastWildernessTrust

2 жыл бұрын

That's wonderful to hear about your passion for fungi! We recommend checking out the resources linked in the video description for more great information on slime molds. To learn more about Northeast Wilderness Trust, visit www.newildernesstrust.org