slime mold
noun
: any of a group (such as Myxomycetes) of organisms formerly held to be lower fungi but now often considered protists that exist vegetatively in usually moist habitats as mobile plasmodia and reproduce by spores
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Consider slime mold that could be mistaken for makeshift parabolic antenna.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
As such, common subjects include human, animal and plant cells, slime mold, extreme close-ups of insects, and physical processes frozen in time.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2024
During extended periods of wet, rainy weather, the grass may become thin and weak due to its inability to manufacture nutrients, but slime mold is rarely deadly to the plant.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
Scientists have used slime molds’ exploration prowess to solve mazes and logic puzzles, to re-create transportation systems, and to inspire efficient computer algorithms.
—Mark Popinchalk, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2024
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
As such, common subjects include human, animal and plant cells, slime mold, extreme close-ups of insects, and physical processes frozen in time.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2024
During extended periods of wet, rainy weather, the grass may become thin and weak due to its inability to manufacture nutrients, but slime mold is rarely deadly to the plant.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
Scientists have used slime molds’ exploration prowess to solve mazes and logic puzzles, to re-create transportation systems, and to inspire efficient computer algorithms.
—Mark Popinchalk, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Slime mold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slime%20mold. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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