#polycephalomyces

[microcosmicobservations]

Wasp nest slime mold (Metatrichia vesparium)

Someone on iNaturalist with very good eyes pointed out that there is also some Polycephalomyces sp. parasitizing the slime mold. I've only noticed this once before over a decade ago growing on pretzel slime mold. They are the little white stalks in the picture below. I love tiny ecosystems!

[wild-e-eep]

This is Polycephalomyces tomentosus a tiny fungus that grows on slime mould sporangia.

[wild-e-eep]

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