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

Robert Thompson / Slime mould (Fugio septica) growing on decaying birch stump, Annafarriff Wood NNR, Peatlands, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, June

Robert Thompson / Slime mould (Fugio septica) growing on decaying birch stump, Annafarriff Wood NNR, Peatlands, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, June

Alex Hyde / Dog Vomit / Scrambled Egg Slime Mould (Fuligo septica var. septica), a species of plasmodial slime mould (Myxomycetes class). Found on deciduous woodland floor. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire...

Alex Hyde / Dog Vomit / Scrambled Egg Slime Mould (Fuligo septica var. septica), a species of plasmodial slime mould (Myxomycetes class). Found on deciduous woodland floor. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire...

Alex Hyde / Slime Mould (Mucilago crustacea) at the plasmodium stage of its lifecycle, found in the corner of a field on wet grass. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September.

Alex Hyde / Slime Mould (Mucilago crustacea) at the plasmodium stage of its lifecycle, found in the corner of a field on wet grass. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September.

Alex Hyde / Slime Mould (Mucilago crustacea) at the plasmodium stage of its lifecycle, found in the corner of a field on wet grass. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September.

Alex Hyde / Slime Mould (Mucilago crustacea) at the plasmodium stage of its lifecycle, on wet grass. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Slime mould (Ceratiomyxa fructiculosa) Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November.

Adrian Davies / Slime mould (Trichia deciphens) close up growing on tree trunk, Surrey, England, December.

Adrian Davies / Dog vomit slime mould (Fuligo septica) plasmodial stage of the myxomycete on a tree stump, UK, December.

Nature Production / Slime mould (Lamproderma columbinum) fruiting bodies

Stephen Dalton / Slime Mould (Mucilago crustacea) on grass. The plasmodium stage. Once considered fungi they are now classed as Protozoa. Slime moulds can move at the pace of a snail. UK, October.

Solvin Zankl / Slime mold / mould (Physarum citrinum) close up, Germany, digital focus stacking

Adrian Davies / Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica) growing on rotten tree stump, UK, September

Adrian Davies / Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica) UK, September

Adrian Davies / Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica) growing on rotten tree stump, UK, September

Alex Hyde / Slime mould fruiting bodies on rotting wood growing in rainforest, Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Madagascar.

Robert Thompson / Flowers of tan / Dog vomit / Scrambled egg slime mould (Fuligo septica) on pine needles, Tollymore Forest, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, October

Robert Thompson / Flowers of tan / Dog vomit / Scrambled egg slime mould (Fuligo septica) Tollymore Forest, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, September

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / A petri dish contains the Slime mould (Physarum polycephalum) which is growing in culture on nutrient agar.

Philippe Clement / Slime mould (Mycetozoa species) growing on forest floor, Belgium

Adrian Davies / Slime Mould {Fuligo septica} sometimes called scrambled egg mould, or dog vomit fungus, UK

Alex Hyde / Slime mould fruiting bodies (Hemitrichia clavata) on decaying wood. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. Focus Composite.

Philippe Clement / Dog vomit / Scrambled egg slime mould (Fuligo septica), Belgium

Philippe Clement / Dog vomit / Scrambled egg slime mould (Fuligo septica), Belgium

Kerstin Hinze / Mature fruiting bodies of Slime mould (Leocarpus fragilis) Myxomycete, Sardinia, Italy

Kerstin Hinze / Slime mould, Myxomycete (Batamia sp) Sardinia, Italy

Kerstin Hinze / Slime mould, Myxomycete ( Leocarpus fragilis) developed fruiting bodies, Sardinia, Italy

Kerstin Hinze / Slime mould, Myxomycete ( Leocarpus fragilis) developed fruiting bodies, Sardinia, Italy

Kerstin Hinze / Slime mould, Myxomycete (Leocarpus fragilis) Sardinia, Italy

Kerstin Hinze / Slime mould, Myxomycete (Leocarpus fragilis) fully developed fruiting bodies, Sardinia, Italy

Shattil & Rozinski / Wolf's milk slime mould (Toothpaste slime) USA

Nature Production / Slime mould {Cribraria purpurea} carpophore, Japan

Nature Production / Slime mould {Physarales} on a fallen tree, Gumma, Japan

Nature Production / Slime mould {Comatricha pulchella} Japan

Nature Production / Slime mould {Hemitrichia calyculata}

Duncan Mcewan / Myxomycetes slime mould fruiting on on chain saw wood chippings.

Nature Production / Slime mould {Arcyria denudata} Japan

Duncan Mcewan / Slime moulds showing fruiting bodies (Myxomycetes) magnified x 2.5, UK

Simon Colmer / Wolf's udder slime mould {Lycogala epidendrum} New Forest, Hampshire, UK

Nigel Bean / Slime mould growing over moss, Tyrol, Austria

Duncan Mcewan / Slime moulds (Myxomycetes) on chain saw wood chippings, UK

Doug Wechsler / Slime mould (Myxomycetes) USA

Philippe Clement / Slime mould {Myxomycete} on wood Belgium

Adrian Davies / Slime mould {Reticularia lycoperdon} on tree trunk Surrey, UK