This is a compilation of #SlimeMold time lapse videos. Each clip is anywhere from 25-60m of total elapsed real time. The “breathing” phenomenon you’re seeing is know as cytoplasmic streaming. This is when intracellular components are shipped around the moving/growing plasmodium, which is for all intents and purposes, one giant multinucleated cell. In this amazing way slime molds are explore their environment, moving towards sources of food, away from unfavorable conditions (like light/heat), gra

Slime Molds are not fungi, they are tricky to classify but are considered to be Protista (like an Ameoba). True slime molds like Insect Egg Slime Mold (Leocarpus fragilis) crawl around as one giant living pulsing cell called plasmodium consuming all organic matter in its way. It is continually navigating the maze of the forest floor, seeking out food and eventually climbing up objects so it’s spores will be dispersed further by the mature sporangia. I would not recommend eating this..For my setu