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UNDER THE HEDGE

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Slime Mold(Physarum cinereum)

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Explore recent community sightings of Slime Mold (Physarum cinereum) — where it's been spotted, related encounters, and field notes from local observers. Slime mold is a fascinating organism that creeps across decaying matter to feed. Despite looking like a strange fungus, it is actually a single-celled amoeba capable of solving mazes.

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Slime molds are not true fungi, but rather amoebozoans that form creeping masses called plasmodia.