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What is it? How would you kill and clean this?

I hope this is the correct place. If not, my apologies and where should I post?

Want to eliminate this so I can put drywall back on my ceiling. Roof was leaking for many years so we tore it off and found this.

Can’t afford remediation. Insurance won’t help. So have to do it ourselves.

What’s the best steps to take and products to use?

6 Comments
2024/04/01
02:46 UTC

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Never seen anything like this-no idea if it's a slime mold. Upstate NY

10 Comments
2024/03/31
13:25 UTC

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Growing on Greenhouse Dehum

Currently fighting mildew in here does this have anything to do with it. Thanks :)

1 Comment
2024/03/28
15:16 UTC

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Found in Gauteng South Africa

I found this, this morning in my grow box. I think its Wolf's Milk but am unsure? Growing inbetween Camomile. Is it good to have around vegetables? (The white is perlite)

2 Comments
2024/03/27
06:42 UTC

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Slime mold sclerotia (hardened dormant state) waking up after a deep sleep with a bit of water.

0 Comments
2024/03/26
22:35 UTC

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Slime mold project

Hi everyone!

I’m a student at an art school, and I am unfortunately unable to collect/cultivate slime mold at the moment.

I wanted to ask here to see if anybody could help me complete a school project!

For the project, I need a time lapse video (somewhere around 10-25 seconds) of slime mold growing on/around the word “design.” The letters can be made of food that will cause the slime mold to grow on it, or a material that slime mold will avoid. I just need the letters to be somewhat legible and interact with the slime mold in some way.

I would need the video very soon, preferably by this weekend (March 29-31).

Please let me know if you think you can help me with this project! PM me and we can talk about more details and potential compensation for your time. Thanks!

1 Comment
2024/03/26
19:15 UTC

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Found in SW Florida

Found in my backyard. I think it’s Wolf’s Milk, but the ones I see online tend to be paler in color.

5 Comments
2024/03/26
14:37 UTC

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ID please? Found on a burned stump in the Santa Monica Mountains, California.

Spotted while hiking on Saturday morning. I was so excited to see a slime out here!

2 Comments
2024/03/25
13:37 UTC

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Probably the best video tutorial I'm aware of

Thought I'd share a video that has been my go to when learning the basics. It covers among other things:
- finding slime molds outdoors
- how to have them come out of any piece of wood
- growing them on agar
- making sclerotia
etc.

It was made by a French scientist who's dedicated her research to them, and has written a couple of books on them. Solid info and presentation. One caveat: the audio is in French, but the video was captioned so if you choose "auto translate", you'll get the info in most languages.

Anyway, I figured I'd share since for once there seems to be more info in French on the topic than in English. Slime molds are very popular in France, with many companies offering various species for sale online, and even in toy stores!

The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyVVknT0gpY

1 Comment
2024/03/24
23:56 UTC

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Yellow slime on Clematis alba. Is it Fuligo or something else?

2 Comments
2024/03/24
04:56 UTC

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How to find slime molds?

So i see everyone on this sub finding really cool slime molds, and the one time i think i found one turns out it's regular mold (iirc from the post answer). Where are you guys going to get so many cool slime molds? Or do i just keep flipping rocks and sticks like i usually do? I live in a relatively wet enviroment if that helps

7 Comments
2024/03/23
18:56 UTC

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What kind of mold is this on my maple stump?

5 Comments
2024/03/18
20:35 UTC

6

What is this?

This pube fungus is constantly harassing my kids, I keep it a little extra humid and am extra careful keeping the plates sterile, but it still comes back no matter what. What is it and how can I make sure of its extinction?!

8 Comments
2024/03/18
16:15 UTC

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