"Hey,
I am an artist from Vienna and i already did a project with living slime-molds years ago and i really enjoyed working with it. Time passed on and I wanted to revisit my old art-work but make it better. Also one museum in Germany and one…"
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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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"Ik ben ook maar een beginner in het verzorgen van physarium..... Maar het is mijn mening dat samenwerking en uitwisseling van ervaringen en kennis de beste manier is om gezamenlijk vooruitgang te boeken. (En het maakt de hobby ook leuker wanneer…"
"Jos,
Ik stuur je dit weekend wel een wat uitgebreidere mail op je rechtstreekse mailadres..
ik weet niet helemaal welke beperkingen dit Collective qua omvang voor reacties heeft.
Besef wel dat ik zelf ook nog maar net ben begonnen maar ik zal mijn…"
"Hallo Jan,
Kun je mij vertellen op welke manier jij jouw Physarum cultiveert?
Ik moet natuurlijk wel een en ander voorbereid hebben als ik een Physarum ga ontvangen.
In wat voor soort container (Petri schaaltjes?) en op welke…"
"Geduld is een schone zaak! Ik wacht het wel af. Succes!
Cheers, Jos"
"Top!
Vermeerderen aan deze kant lijkt goed te gaan
kan nog wel een weekje duren 😊"
"Hallo Jan,
Ik stuur je mijn gegevens via mail.
Over de doolhoven:
Ik 3D print deze vooreerst met PLA omdat ik daarvan nog een voorraad heb, maar later ga ik PET-G gebruiken omdat dit iets sterker is en een iets hogere temperatuur kan…"
"Jos,
Ik heb al wat Physarum Polycephalum wat ik aan het vermeerderen ben. Als dat lukt wel ik je best wat samples opsturen. Geef je adres maar door via mijn mail marezaten@kpnmail.nl .
Waar denk je de doolhoven van te maken ?
Groet
Jan…"
"Ben,
Unfortunately I live in Europe but thank you for your kind reaction.
But then again we don’t have Trump ☺️
(but there are plenty lunatics like him in Europe)
Regards,
Jan"
"I'm not sure if Ian is still sending out sclerotia, I haven't seem him active on here in a while. But If you're in the U.S. I might be able to help :)"
"Hello Ian,
I am very interested in receiving one of your slime cultures.
I am willing to send you, quid pro quo, one of my Amazing Mazes for Blob experiments.
I have three maze models available and I am working on some new ones. If anybody needs a…"
"Started today!With preparations I mean.
Last year I tried to solve the “Salesman”-problem along 207 cities in the Netherlands, where I live. Using a python program based on a genetic algoritm. Read about Physarum Polycephalum and…"
"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…"
"If you could send me a sclerotium, that would be amazing! Let me know and I can send you my mail address. Thank you!"
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- hardboiledparrot
- What is your interest in slime moulds? (we need to know you're not a bot or spamster)
- 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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- warwick
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Slime mould food choices
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Wounded
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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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