WHAT IS THIS!!! UPDATE

[Shadow the Reindeer]

http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo143984.htm

 

[MileAMinute]

I shall check on prograss every day!

Checking growths on a muck heap...only something a true horsey person would say!

 

[Keen]

http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo143984.htm

"A species of Dictyostelium slime mold is "one of the model organisms chosen by the National Institutes of Health as part of its model organism initiative" (http://dictybase.org/tutorial/summary.htm). They are useful because the surprisingly close evolutionary relationship to higher organisms allows scientists to study a lot of relevant cell and molecular biology in a simple and easy to culture organism."

I take it from this that we are all basically related to slime mould. But also, becuase of this, that we are 'model organisms'.

I don't know whether to feel pleased or insulted.

 

[Perissa]

Today's update is that yellow slime mold is now red slime mold!

 

[FlaxenPony05]

Slime mould is amazing stuff! Watched a TV show on it once (yes, I am sad) and it can do all sorts of things- found its way through mazes and stuff like that.

 

[**Vanner**]

It is DEFINITELY Clingon
Bryndu

Agreed

 

[Keen]

Slime mould is amazing stuff! Watched a TV show on it once (yes, I am sad) and it can do all sorts of things- found its way through mazes and stuff like that.

Found its way through mazes?! Woah. Scary, clever mould.

 

[cob&onion]

JUST WAIT TILL THEY HATCH!!!

baked beans?

It's definitely the Blob

Try selling some on ebay, seen worse on there and with people bidding too!!
I dare you!
Oz

just whatever you do DON'T feed it after midnight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahaha love it!!!

 

[Fii]

So NOT baked bean pizza then!!

 

[Oberon]

 

[HBM1]

Has there been a strange fog around your way lately?

 

[Perissa]

Yes there has, I've woken several times early morning hearing the fog horns at sea......

 

[Annagain]

Could it be turning red due to the ammonia in the bedding? My shavings turn red on the muck heap, and occasionally in the stable if I leave my mucking out until the evening due to this.