What’s that on the log?
The log, even at this distance, didn’t look quite normal. What is that? (Below the red arrow I’ve added for your benefit, and in other places as well.)
Here’s a close-up view of what it is:
They’re just tiny, of course.
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7 Responses to “What’s that on the log?”
cher on 21 Feb 2012 at 7:48 am #
That’s easy that’s slim mold it’s a paler pink than the one I found last year but yah that’s what it is.
Laurie on 21 Feb 2012 at 8:37 am #
Is it close enough to a pond or other water to be frog eggs? My first thought was herring roe, if this was on a beach, but the log it’s on looks like it wouldn’t be close enough to the tideline for that.
Gabriolan on 21 Feb 2012 at 9:37 am #
It’s in the forest, and it’s a slime mold. (Herring roe looks like this.)
Gabriolan on 21 Feb 2012 at 9:39 am #
cher – you wouldn’t happen to know the Latin name of this particular slime mold, would you?
nick on 21 Feb 2012 at 11:25 pm #
I was wondering who was leaving all those red arrows about.
Gabriolan on 22 Feb 2012 at 11:15 am #
nick – now you know! I’m responsible for the odd blue arrow in the sky, too. However, I have nothing at all to do with spray-painting orange arrows on trees.
cher on 22 Feb 2012 at 3:29 pm #
There are over 800 species , 62 genera and 14 families of slime mold the best I can come up with is Myxomcota, Greek myxo means slime and mycota means fungus. Slime molds were at one time know as fungi. Though I’ve found the same picture as yours it didn’t say what species it was.
P.S. I found this which very much looks like yours -lycogala epidendrum. Though these look more like puff balls. yours are a lot more glossy.