Slime Mold

What's the official mold of Stinky Valley? Easy that, it's slime mold (Fuligo septica). And yes, slime mold is, slimy. Mercy!
















Here we see a fairly young one dining on wood chips, it's favorite foodstuff.

Slime molds are actually, highly intelligent compared to, for example, fungi. Like this young one can already do arithmetic.
















Here's another slime mold, bigger and older. See how it's reaching out toward the photographer. It's friendly.