The FRUITING BODIES Are Here!

Today it finally stopped raining, and the sun came out! The plasmodium is gone and in its place are the fruiting bodies! Each leaf is outlined in sporangia, and the overall effect is almost frilly.

If you like novelty, see yesterday's post for the backstory on the slime mold Physarum polycephalum.



The multicolored spheres are insect galls that measure less than 1/4 inch in diameter.



If you look on the landscape edging, you can see traces of the protoplasmic strands of the plasmodium.



This is a testament to the reproductive strategies of even the simplest organism. (Click on the picture for an enlarged view.)



In the lower left hand corner, sporangia are growing on a piece of lichen.