Hello! I was out hiking yesterday and I found some wolf’s milk that had beads of clear liquid on it, and it hadn’t rained in several days, so it HAD to have come from within the slime molds. I wondered if it must be guttation, which is mainly seen in fungi and plants, but I couldn’t find ANY information or photos of this species guttating! Do you got any clue if I might be right?
yes thats absolutely correct !!! slime molds do produce guttation as a way to remove excess moisture just as fungi do, often while the spores are maturing. a lovely lovely find and photograph, thank you for sharing !! 💗 fun fact - the guttation of F. septica is red, which can result in fun things like these frog prints:
“Frog footprints on a pale, immature Fuligo septica. F. septica will sometimes ooze red guttation droplets when it's holding too much moisture, so maybe the weight of the little critter caused excess liquid to pool in its footprints. It's been very wet and humid around here in Ontario for the past few days.” - via Jan Thornhill
