Morning Alan, perhaps it could be useful to communicate with the radical mycology network about this. Or bioartsociety ?
Do you know them ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB9JSky8x6k https://radicalmycology.com/ I also have a few friends who work with slime the mexican based art collective interspecifics ? http://interspecifics.cc/ ‘Non-Human Rhythms Featuring Physarum (Live)’ by INTERSPECIFICS @microhom http://www.interspecifics.cc/-/about/ just for inspiration :) agee > On 02 Dec 2017, at 04:04, Alan Sondheim <sondh...@panix.com> wrote: > > > > slime mold, hardened form, anomalies, identifications, webs > > need identification help. the slime mold was found only on one > log (most likely oak) in the Caratunk woods. it changed > radically (of course) in the past two days. meanwhile i've > scoured my atlases, looked on Wikipedia and more obscure sites, > and nothing comes up. it's quite large, quite soft. i've taken > about 80 images of it so far. there are two other biological > elements I haven't been able to identify and that seem equally > unique in the area; the first is the odd structure on tree bark; > it's extremely hard, not from a wasp or bee (no hint of a > hexagonal structure), and the tunnels are quite large. finally > there's an odd growth on the side of a tree; I only have one > image unfortunately. all three of these are haunting and of > great interest to us; they seen multi-organism and networked. > the slime mold is amazing; it's soft to the touch and seems to > have the same consistency throughout. > > as long as we can keep our sense of wonder in the face of > catastrophe, annihilation and extinction, we might survive the > next few years; I have less hope for other organisms at this > point. In any case, any clues to identification greatly > appreciated. thanks, Alan > > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb012.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb013.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb018.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb023.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb028.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb038.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb040.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb048.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb059.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb076.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb077.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb081.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb086.jpg > http://www.alansondheim.org/caratunkb093.jpg > > 16c16 > < great interest to us; they seen multi-organism and networked. > --- >> great interest to us; they seen multi-organism and networked. > < great interest to us; they seen multi-organism and networked. > --- >> great interest to us; they seen multi-organism and networked. > < great interest to us; they seen multi-organism and networked. > --- >> great interest to us; they seen multi-organism and networked. > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org > https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour