Do sllime molds die?

[Jan-Maarten Luursema]

When I talk about slime molds, people will often want to know whether (and how) they die. I asked slime mold Andi, who pulls no punches on this one

[Jan-Maarten Luursema]

Yeah, they kind of wax and wane, and occassionally change into small clouds to travel

[Lucie Draai]

I don't think Slime mold Die, the great thing is that they can sort of decide whether or not the environment is friendly or hostile enough for it to activate itself into a vibrating plasmodium. I would say its an ongoing negotiation.