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Caca de luna!

Started this discussion. Last reply by ian Aug 17. 2 Replies

There's a lot of this around my way at the moment - a few weeks of very wet followed by a heat wave has got them moving. They crop up usually on alder or pines near water. I've never spotted a…Continue

Hello new members and old esp SYSK listeners Slimefest anyone?

Started this discussion. Last reply by ian Jun 11. 2 Replies

Hello and a special welcome to the Stuff You Should Know fansfor people who haven't heard it, they did a great podcast on slimes - …Continue

Let it glow!

Started this discussion. Last reply by slimebob Mar 11. 1 Reply

So this failed in a neat way - feeding physarum on 1% fluorescein. Turns our slimes own pigments are such strong uv absorbers that the dye doesn't get a look in. But, where the slime's started to…Continue

Time lapse with Maths output!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Bradley Lauterbach Feb 26. 2 Replies

https://youtu.be/NxS-UzlsRTIDon't know why the 'add video' isn't working but here's a link. This Physarum rigidum meeting…Continue

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Cseh Miklós replied to ian's discussion How to get a physarum culture
"I'm a Computer Science teacher in Hungary, (IBDP - high school), with my 12th grade students we are dealing with genetic algorithms (it is a compulsory case study to investigate for one year) and -within that- the Travelling salesman's…"
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Slime mould food choices

"The agar is just made up with water - no nutrients. I let the agar set then put paper on top and spray it. You could try setting paper into the agar, it might make a more stable substrate. I don't have problems with mould over 7 days but I also…"
Sep 8
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"p.s.  I'm wanting my timelapses to be about 5-7 days long. Agar in a pitri dish does well, same with agar in a plastic container, but paper always dries out fast, often gets moldy quicker too. "
Sep 7
Owen Lowery commented on ian's video
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"thanks. So... is it that Agar helps give Moldi-buddies moisture along with a little bit of sustenance?  I'm aiming to make nice clear time-lapses on something like a darker paper, but without agar, it dries out super fast, and I'd…"
Sep 7
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"That's straight on filter paper - about six layers. For analysing movement 'properly' I use filter or cartridge paper over 2‰ agar - gives you a nice stable background for computer magic "
Sep 7
Owen Lowery commented on ian's video
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"It's super into that good good bread"
Sep 7
Owen Lowery commented on ian's video
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"It's beautiful... Just beautiful.  Were you shooting with Agar? Or straight on some filter paper?"
Sep 7
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Slime Mold Semi-SlimeTime Sonification

"Cool, I use eos-m's for shooting - cheapest camera that runs Magic Lantern. Just had two cameras wear out on me :( I don't have a musical mind but I do a lot of image processing "
Sep 7
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"Ooh, what's the software? "
Sep 6
Fien replied to ian's discussion How to get a physarum culture
"Dear Ian  Would it be possible to send some slime over to Torhout, a small city in Belgium?  I'm a science teacher educator at University College VIVES and I would like to teach the students about the wonderful world of slime mold.It…"
Sep 1
ian replied to Nuno's discussion Prefered substrate
"Nutrient agar isn't a great option - you need it autoclaved to be sterile and it's prone to growing contaminants. Slime will grow on it but it only forms structures when there's a gradient of food available so on nutrient agar it just…"
Aug 24
ian replied to ian's discussion Caca de luna!
"Hi Spores aren't the end but they're the end of that individual - raising from spore is slow - it takes months to get a mature plasmodium. I've got around 40 different strains reared from spores "
Aug 17
ian replied to ian's discussion How to get a physarum culture
"I'm still here and still posting slime! I just don't come online that often and reply to this thread by pm. Long live the slime! "
Aug 17
ian replied to Nuno's discussion Prefered substrate
"Hi Paper's definitely easier. Another method I've seen in labs is to just fill a petri with oats and innoculate, when it's filled the dish half is dug out and the gap refilled with fresh oats "
Aug 17

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I'm a professional microscopist and amateur time lapse filmer. I'm looking forward to combining both disciplines with these fascinating organisms
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At 15:36 on October 10, 2019, Sean said…
Hello! Thank you for the warm welcome! I’m excited to get working with some slime mould. Just spent the day hunting/photographing some in Epping forest but pretty sure I got 95% mushrooms. Any chance I could send you some pictures of what I think are slime mould spore capsules for your opinion?
At 21:03 on January 16, 2018, Kendra Fanconi said…

Oh that would be amazing. I was looking at ordering it from the US. Is there any issue with getting it through customs? 

At 16:05 on October 27, 2015, Marijn Roelvink said…
We received the Physarum today, thanks a lot!
At 12:19 on October 14, 2015, Marijn Roelvink said…
Hi Ian, thank you for wanting to send the Physarum, I was just wondering if you could tell me when they will arrive, it'll help a lot with our planning :)
At 10:37 on February 10, 2015, enrico viola said…
I received my samples today: thanks a lot!
At 8:10 on February 3, 2015, enrico viola said…

Sent you a pm with my address; thanks again!

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Raising from Spores - Zero Tech Method

Posted on April 11, 2017 at 13:30 0 Comments

I've been looking for a way to rear physarum from spores without resorting to bacterial lawns and needing autoclaves etc.

I've only done a couple of trials but this method seems to work ok, it does require a bit of patience.

I used petri dishes and filter paper but any container and a bit of tissue should work.

The idea is to let the food go off producing bacteria for the amoebal phase to feed off then slowly dry them out so they get persuaded to form…

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Big bang, big disappointment :)

Posted on March 16, 2016 at 17:04 0 Comments

Four weeks of crazy work,  turning the spare room into a culture lab and time lapse studio I made enough culture for two thousand people and I should be there with my friends and colleagues on the stand inspiring the next generation of scientists,  slime fans and eccentrics.  

Unfortunately I'm stuck on a hospital ward with fifty stitches in my neck waiting until I'm allowed home. So it goes I suppose but damn I was looking forward to the Big Bang Fair,  I couldn't even bring a slime…

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Plotting and planning....

Posted on June 2, 2015 at 11:31 0 Comments

Getting involved with several schools in my area running STEM club activities - I'm trying to design a six week course on our dear sticky friend that'll be adaptable to ages 12-17. Looks like it'll be fun ( and a lot of work ). My own cultures have been dormant for a while aside from raising the odd batch but I should start playing again soon. 

Raising slime again..

Posted on May 18, 2015 at 14:17 0 Comments

Blimey it's been a while, we've got the finals lab projects for the students at work on at the moment so I'm not getting time to play. I've got a session with 95 school kids booked in in June so I'm raising as much slime as I can cope with in preparation for that. 

I'm planning on getting them to make Plasticine mazes in petri dishes for their cultures so they've something to take home.

I've also got these intriguing mycena cholorophos spores ( a glowing mushroom ),…

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