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Food deficiency in Physarum polycephalum

Hello to all ! :-) I've been breeding blobs for a while now and I've noticed that if you feed them only oatmeal they end up becoming slow a…

Started by Yloo in Projects & Ideas

0 Jul 1, 2021

Hello new members and old esp SYSK listeners Slimefest anyone?

Hello and a special welcome to the Stuff You Should Know fans for people who haven't heard it, they did a great podcast on slimes - https:/…

Started by ian in Exhibitions & Events

2 Jun 11, 2021
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Shortest path?

This is so much fun. I think I was very generous with the oats so I have a fat and vey fitness conscious slime mould. I say that because it…

Started by Shivani Mathur in Links & Resources

0 May 26, 2021

First timer in the slime mould department

Hello all, I'm trying to grow my first Physarum, and it's been in the dish for about a week and a half now, but not much has changed since…

Started by Nick Largey in Links & Resources

2 May 12, 2021
Reply by ian

Newbie in the moisture chamber

Hello everyone! I've been learning and collecting, and found these cuties in my chamber. I do so wish I could have gotten some better image…

Started by Kristina in Links & Resources

2 Apr 2, 2021
Reply by Kristina

Let it glow!

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…

Started by ian in Links & Resources

1 Mar 11, 2021
Reply by slimebob

Curious about slime mold life spans and senescence

Hello! Quick background: I am a writer working on a fictional story having to do with slime mould. I have no background in microbiology or…

Started by slimebob in Links & Resources

4 Mar 8, 2021
Reply by slimebob

Question about whether slime mold will react with plaster or resin?

So I've read that pouring water / spraying water at slime mold will release spores in a gas like kind of fashion which is definitely not wh…

Started by Melody Wu in Projects & Ideas

3 Mar 4, 2021
Reply by ian

Slime mold and cellular networks

Hi everyone,  I developed a fascination for physarum polycephalum since I first heard about it a couple of years back and I'm super glad, I…

Started by Kay Brinkmann in Projects & Ideas

1 Mar 4, 2021
Reply by ian

Do you have any suggestions for using slime molds in your design?

Hi, guys!I am a fine arts college student, I will soon carry on my graduation design creation.I'm going to take the slime mold's ability to…

Started by Ruiko in Projects & Ideas

1 Mar 2, 2021
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