"There once was a user named Blaserk
With a a bright room, due to this quirk:
Despite it being winter in the Arctic,
She found light inside quite cathartic,
And sought sclerotia still willing to lurk!
I'd love a way to continue engaging with…"
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Back in production
Started Jun 15, 2023 0 Replies 1 Like
Hey folks. I drifted away from the web again, but here I am crawling back like a slime mould to an oat flake.The last year hasn’t seen much slime activity from me – we gave our spare room to a…Continue
Slime manifesto 6th edition fancy a proof read?
Started this discussion. Last reply by RyChu Apr 22, 2023. 12 Replies 3 Likes
A big update, now with more eye candy, growing from spores, science history and 10% more oats than other leading brands. …Continue
Slime culture posting - What to expect
Started Oct 17, 2022 0 Replies 1 Like
Hi Folks, I'm not great at going online regularly but I do keep an eye out for requests. I'm managing to post out cultures every 2 weeks, if I'm low on stock it might take me three weeks to raise…Continue
Slime back in production!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Justin Couvrette Jul 18, 2022. 2 Replies 1 Like
I've slimes available to post again - fresh off the drying rack and itching to explore the world.At the moment just Daywalker but I'll rear some of the others soon. Continue
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"If you could send me a sclerotium, that would be amazing! Let me know and I can send you my mail address. Thank you!"
"Hello! I have been fascinated by slime mould ever since I saw a YouTube video and did some research. I’ve tried to grow a colony, but it failed. In joining, I was hoping that I could get some help, info, tips and a sample of physarium that I…"
"It said to get a start up from you I need to say why I think you should send one to me .
1] I discovered slime molds a week ago by accident on you tube I watched the video and was hooked , I watched more , I read anything I could find, I tried to…"
"Ian
I am new to slime but am fascinated by their behavior and apparent "intelligence". I am currently reading Neil Theise's "Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being", which explores…"
"Hi!
Just thought to introduce myself and the community in this thread as a way of introduction.
My background amongst other things is primarily a horticulturist, landscape designer gardening journalist and columnist, amateur mycologist and lots of…"
"Hi Ian, I discovered your site after listening to an episode of Stuff You Should Know, and became instantly enthralled. I live in New Hampshire and spend a lot of time outdoors examining all of the fungal species that grow in our area. …"
"Hey Ian,
I would love to get a slime if you're still sending them out! I've been interested in them for a while and I'd love to have my own pet slime. I'm excited to make some mazes or set up experiments. And just have it around…"
"Hi Ian,
I am a teacher at a Gymnasium in Germany and I already had a slime mould culture some years ago. I got it from a fantastic colleague, a teacher from the Netherlands. Unfortunately, I failed to grow a sklerotium that I could recover after a…"
"Hi Ian,
Just thought you'd like to know that I used this magnificent manifesto to introduce some freshmen at Princeton University to the joys of slime. It was a hit!…"
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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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Slime mould food choices
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Comment Wall (6 comments)
- 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,
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,
- 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,
- I received my samples today: thanks a lot!
- At 8:10 on February 3, 2015,
Sent you a pm with my address; thanks again!
Ian's Blog
Raising from Spores - Zero Tech Method
Posted on April 11, 2017 at 13:30 0 Comments 1 Like
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…
ContinueBig bang, big disappointment :)
Posted on March 16, 2016 at 17:04 0 Comments 1 Like
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…
ContinuePlotting and planning....
Posted on June 2, 2015 at 11:31 0 Comments 1 Like
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 1 Like
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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