I was on my regular Duluth dog walk last week when I spotted this in a neighbor’s mulch. I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure this is a slime mold – specifically, “dog vomit” slime mold: Fuligo septica.

What is slime mold and what should you do about it? originally appeared on Dengarden. If you’ve recently made the (mildly horrifying) discovery of a slimy growth in your mulch that looks like ...

From the top of the mountain a faint trail, probably a game trail maintained by deer, led down the north-facing slope to a shady, moist area. Several blackened logs, probably from an unsanctioned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yellow slime mold on mulch - Janny2/Shutterstock The same hydrogen peroxide you have stashed away in your bathroom medicine ...

It's weirdly alive and beautifully vibrant, but its name might have you turning pale in the face. The scientific name is Fuligo septica, but who can remember that? You can also call it by its nickname ...

Slime research may not be the sexiest science, but produces some truly wild results. So wild, in fact, a new study reconfigures our understanding of not only animal intelligence, but also the very ...