Topics » Science & Technology   April 3, 2012

Slime Molds, Revealed

Fruiting Bodies

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Fruiting Bodies

Fruiting bodies of Cribraria cancellata on decaying wood. This is one of the more intricate slime molds. The entire structure is only two millimeters tall.