SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Acellular Slime Mould, 'Many headed slime' (Physarum polycephalum) inhabits shady, cool, moist areas, such as decaying leaves and logs

Robert Thompson / Dog vomit slime mold (Fuligo septica) and slug on moss. Annagarriff Wood National Nature Reserve, Peatlands Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. August.

Adrian Davies / Dog vomit slime mould (Fuligo septica). Sussex, England, UK. October.

Robert Thompson / Slime mould (Fuligo septica) Annagarrif Wood NNR, Peatlands, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, September.

Paul Bertner / Slime mold,Amani Nature Reserve, Tanzania

Doug Wechsler / Dog vomit slime mould (Fuligo septica) on rotten log, Fort Washington State Park, Pennsylvania, USA August

Chris Mattison / Scrambled egg slime mould (Fuligo septica) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK September

Andy Sands / Slime mold (Fuligo septica) on dead silver birch log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, November. Focus stacked image.

Andy Sands / Slime mold (Fuligo septica) plasmodia slime mold on dead wood, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, November . Focus stacked image

Alex Hyde / Sporangia of a white slime mould (Myxomycetes) growing on a decaying log, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Alex Hyde / Slime mould (Badhamia utricularis) growing on decaying tree stump. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Alex Hyde / Slime mould (Tubifera ferruginosa) Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.