Neighbours: Slime Mould and Mushroom

e6filmuser

These were on the bark or exposed wood of a fallen branch of Silver Birch in a local mixed wood.

The upper colony is sporangia of a slime mould, Trichia* species. The lower one is the Lemon Disco Bisporella citrina. The smaller fruiting bodies are about 1mm across.

* I am advised that it is Trichia affinis.

The stereo is crosseye.

Olympus EM-1, Olympus digital 50mm f2 macro at f16, triples off-camera TTL flash, hand-held.

Harold

Lord Vetinari

Interesting find and good stereo
Brian v.

e6filmuser

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Interesting find and good stereo
Brian v.

Thanks, Brian.

Harold

Bugsrus

Harold

Spectacular. I have been in love with slime moulds for many years and these fruiting bodies are brilliant. I always use these in my "simple" chemistry lectures as the exquisite example of self-organisation.

Ed

e6filmuser

Bugsrus wrote: »

Harold

Spectacular. I have been in love with slime moulds for many years and these fruiting bodies are brilliant. I always use these in my "simple" chemistry lectures as the exquisite example of self-organisation.

Ed

Thanks, Ed,

That was sheer luck, finding the two together.

I have some organisms on twigs which I don't know at all what they are but will keep watching as they develop.

Harold

The Leader

You have made something not so pretty look interesting!

e6filmuser

The Leader wrote: »

You have made something not so pretty look interesting!

Thanks.

Only yesterday, I realised that a different yellow blob on the same branch is either an uncommon or a rare species. That justifies my very expensive, latest book purchase.

Harold