Weird fungus

Lord Vetinari

Spotted an odd looking fungus in the compost heap the other day, when I went to photograph it I saw that what I thought were white spore heads were in fact moving bits of protoplasm - they were waving about , disappearing and reforming (first 2 shots). Went to shoot it the next day and it had stopped moving about but had formed the odd structures in the last 2 shots.
All shots taken at 3:1 and focus stacked. Think this is a slime mould.

Brian V.

timbo13

very interesting shots, Brian! I think you are right and that is a slime
mold.

Dan-O

Creepers, I didn't know slime mold could do that. Great shots though.

Aguadulce

Amazing photos of something you don't think about. one of the great things about macro photography.

b8264d

Wow! Looks like something from a Sci-Fi movie. Excellent images.

Cindy

I agree... something from a Sci-Fi movie. Great shots & series of some very creepy slime something or nother

erisian pope

Wow - that is insanely cool. And creepy. Very interesting shots, thanks for posting them!!

stevehapp

yewwww brian, awesome and yucky!!

cheers,
steve

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the comments all

It was certainly very odd to see a fungus waving at you in the viewfinder
Brian V.

GOLDENORFE

love the last 2 frames Brian
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

Lord Vetinari

GOLDENORFE wrote:

love the last 2 frames Brian
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

Thanks Phil

Brian V.

SammyCat

I hope you're not breathing this stuff in --- as beautiful as you make it look, pretty nasty stuff!!!

Lord Vetinari

SammyCat wrote:

I hope you're not breathing this stuff in --- as beautiful as you make it look, pretty nasty stuff!!!

Well not too much. Don't think there are too many serious fungal pathogens about, but you are right - one of them is "farmers lung" caused by Aspergillus niger from compost heaps

Brian V.