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Curious about slime mold life spans and senescence

Started this discussion. Last reply by slimebob Mar 8, 2021. 4 Replies

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 anything like this. I've just bought my own slime and am…Continue

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Sep 27, 2021
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Slime maze game

"Curious how this turned out! Especially curious if growth seems to be affected by the ball rolling around (i.e. movement)!"
Sep 27, 2021
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Slime maze game

"If you painted the wall tops with something it didn't like and filled the paths with clay, I bet it'd work. I wonder if it knows it's on a curved surface? "
Mar 18, 2021
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Slime maze game

No idea what to expect...but basically found this maze ball game and drilled a hole in either end through the plastic. Oat flakes went in one side and physarum in the other. Let's see what happens. My guess: it cheats. Will report back faithfully.
Mar 15, 2021
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Physarum after 1 week of growth

"Took your advice Ian, we'll see how it does"
Mar 15, 2021
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Physarum after 1 week of growth

"I'd feed it a little more. They explore less when they have food and they can eat a lot - you can double the food at every meal - if you want want something huge that is"
Mar 15, 2021
slimebob replied to ian's discussion Let it glow!
"hah beautiful"
Mar 11, 2021
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Physarum after 1 week of growth

"Yeah it's actually been looking kind of wilted, maybe 12 hours after this pic was taken. Tried adding some more oats. We'll see if it springs back."
Mar 11, 2021
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Physarum after 1 week of growth

Got my first slime in the mail from Carolina 1 week ago today, was a tiny speck in some agar.(PS I think I have heard when Physarum climbs walls of a container it is trying to escape to look for nutrients. Does this mean it is underfed?)
Mar 9, 2021
slimebob replied to slimebob's discussion Curious about slime mold life spans and senescence
"Thanks - I had the same thought with oat milk haha. Appreciate the insight. "
Mar 8, 2021
ian replied to slimebob's discussion Curious about slime mold life spans and senescence
"Liquid culture takes some effort - they need constant agitation and the medium is very rich so needs sterility. I was wondering if stirring them in oat milk might do the job but I find oat culture too convenient. I'm not sure if fuligo will…"
Mar 8, 2021
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