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Watch slime molds move

These enigmatic creatures (see our past post on them at http://bit.ly/29HMGyo) were once classified as fungi, but have different kinds of cell wall, while exhibiting some of the capabilities and behaviour of animals. There are many kinds, but they have navigated mazes to find foos, placed themselves on petri dishes to get the best balance of nutrients (where for example on half has sugar and the other protein in the agar gel). They also bud and fruit releasing spores.

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