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Slime mold—beautiful, gross or simply fascinating? http://bit.ly/1WDQUYS Video produced by Spine Films | bioGraphic

Compilation of slime mold plasmodium pulsing. Acellular slime molds (Myxomycetes) fuse together to form one giant multinucleated cell, moving and crawling around their environment consuming organic matter in their path. As conditions dictate, they will start forming a spore bearing fruiting body called sporangia. Here you can see the plasmodium “breathing” in timelapse as the intracellular flow of cellular components shifts every ~90s in a process called cytoplasmic streaming. Slime molds displa

Slime molds exhibit network intelligence similar to that of mycelium, with the ability to synchronize complex behaviors across many growing tips. Plasmodium can sense gravity and orientation, easily navigating the variable spatial composition of the forest floor while exhibiting incredible sensitivity to environmental conditions like light, temperature, humidity, and nutrient availability. While plasmodium might look static and unchanging to the naked eye, every 30 to 90 seconds the internal flo

An incredible time lapse of slime mold plasmodium pulsing or ‘breathing’ driven by cytoplasmic streaming. Slime molds run on a ‘network intelligence’ to coordinate their senses across the plasmodium. How cool! Thanks, Fascinated by Fungi for sharing this video! | Paul Stamets