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

Heike Odermatt / Slime Mold (Fuligo septica) on rotting wood with moss in beech forest, Netherlands

Nick Upton / Myxomycete, possibly eggshell slime mould (Leocarpus fragilis) in streaming phase, seeking nutrients on log, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Dog vomit slime mould (Fuligo septica) on stable dune grassland, Whiteford Burrows, Gower Peninsula, Wales, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Myxomycete, possibly eggshell slime mould (Leocarpus fragilis) in streaming phase, digesting bracket fungi, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, October.

Kim Taylor / Yellow slime mould (Fuligo septica) growing on a rotting pine stump, Surrey, England, April.

Kim Taylor / Yellow slime mould (Fuligo septica) growing on a rotting pine stump, Surrey, England, April.

Kim Taylor / Yellow slime mould (Fuligo septica) growing on a rotting pine stump, Surrey, England, April.

Philippe Clement / Slime mold (Dictydiaethalium plumbeum) and Beech woodwart (Hypoxylon fragiforme) growing on a branch, Belgium, October.

Philippe Clement / Slime mold (Dictydiaethalium plumbeum) and Beech woodwart (Hypoxylon fragiforme) growing on a branch, Belgium, October.

John Cancalosi / Slime mold, unidentified species of Mycetozoa, New york, USA, July.

Will Watson / Sulphur-yellow slime mould (Fuligo septica), on dead wood, Llanerchaeron National Trust, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, August.

Thomas Marent / Plasmodial Slime Mold (Tubifera ferruginosa), Black Forest, Germany

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.

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

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

James Christensen / Plasmodial Slime Mold (Tubifera sp), Mindo, Ecuador

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.

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

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

Nigel Cattlin / Dog sick slime mould (Muscilago crustacea) on pasture, early on warm damp winter morning, Berkshire, December

Nigel Cattlin / Dog sick slime mould (Muscilago crustacea) on pasture, early on warm damp winter morning, Berkshire, December

Piotr Naskrecki / Slime mold in forest, Ponkapoag Bog, Massachusetts

Benjamin Olson / Many-headed Slime Mold (Physarum polycephalum), Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Minnesota

Heike Odermatt / Slime Mold (Fuligo septica) on rotting wood with moss in beech forest, Netherlands

Alex Hyde / Red Velvet Mite (Trombidium sp.) walking amongst fruiting bodies of a slime mould (Metatrichia floriformis). Nottinghamshire, UK. April.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitopsis typhina) recently developed 2mm tall sporangia starting to change colour as they mature, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitis virginiensis) mature sporangia on moss, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitis virginiensis) maturing sporangia on moss, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitis virginiensis) recently developed sporangia, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitis axifera) mature sporangia ready to disperse spores, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime moulds, mature sporangia (Stemonitis axifera) surrounded by developing sporangia (Lamproderma arcyrionema), Buckinghamshire, England, UK, July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Lamproderma scintillans) mature sporangia growing along edge of a Beech Leaf, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Lamproderma scintillans) two mature sporangia growing on a Holly Leaf, Hertfordshire, England, UK. February. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Lamproderma scintillans) two mature sporangia growing on a Holly Leaf, Hertfordshire, England, UK. February. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Collaria rubens) four mature sporangia on the edge of a Holly leaf, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Collaria rubens) group of mature sporangia on the surface of a Holly leaf, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Cribraria aurantiaca) newly developed 1mm tall sporangia in green colour stage, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Cribraria aurantiaca) 1mm tall mature sporangia ready to disperse spores, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Cribraria aurantiaca) group of 1mm tall mature sporangia on rotting pine log showing different colour stages, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Cribraria argillacea) 1mm tall mature sporangia on rotting pine log, Hertfordshire, England, UK. August. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Cribraria argillacea) mature sporangia on rotting pine log with fungi starting to infect the stems, Hertfordshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) maturing sporangia on rotting Beech log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Arcyria cinerea) group of immature sporangia developing on rotting Beech log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / RF - Slime mould (Stemonitis fusca) maturing sporangia on rotting log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Andy Sands / RF - Slime mould (Cribraria aurantiaca) mature sporangia on rotting Pine log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Andy Sands / RF - Slime mould (Cribraria aurantiaca) immature sporangia on rotting pine log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free....

Andy Sands / RF - Slime mould (Cribraria argillacea) mature sporangia on rotting pine log with fungi starting to infect the stems, Hertfordshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked. (This image may be licensed...

Andy Sands / RF - Slime mould (Arcyria cinerea) group of immature sporangia developing on rotting Beech log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed...

Andy Sands / RF - Slime mould (Stemonitis flavogenita) freshly developed yellow sporangia, Hertfordshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Andy Sands / RF - Slime mould (Stemonitis flavogenita) with sporangia having developed around 3 hours ago showing colour change from original yellow colour, Hertfordshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked. (This im...

Andy Sands / RF - Slime mould (Lamproderma scintillans) two mature, 1mm tall sporangia on a Holly leaf, Hertfordshire, England, UK. February. Focus stacked. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or...

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Trichia flavicoma) mature sporangia growing on a decaying Holly leaf, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Trichia botrytis) four mature sporangia splitting open to reveal capilittium and disperse spores, Hertfordshire, England, UK. February. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitis flavogenita) sporangia showing capilittium with most spores dispersed, Hertfordshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked. Taken 24 hours after picture 3. Sequence 4 of 4.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitis flavogenita) sporangia showing the colour change from original yellow colour, Hertfordshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked. Taken 12 hours after picture 2. Sequence 3 of 4.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitis flavogenita) sporangia showing the change in colour change from yellow, Hertfordshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked. Taken 6 hours after picture 1. Sequence 2 of 4.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitis flavogenita) sporangia recently appeared showing the characteristic bright yellow colour, Hertfordshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked. Sequence 1 of 4.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitis sp.) newly emerged bright yellow sporangia on rotting log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Cribraria aurantiaca) three maturing, green sporangia, circa 1.5mm tall, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Badhamia utricularis) early stage sporangia on a twig, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. December. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Badhamia utricularis) mature sporangia on a twig, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. December. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Fungus (Stilbella byssiseda) growing on Slime mould (Cribraria sp), Buckinghamshire, England, UK. October. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Stemonitopsis hyperopta), two sporangia growing between two (Cribraria cancellata) sporangia, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Physarum album) 1mm tall mature sporangia with one immature among them, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) four mature sporangia ready to release spores growing among fungal mat on rotting log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. December. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Cribraria argillacea) group of developing sporangia on rotten log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. June. Focus stacked.

Staffan Widstrand / Slime mould (Trichia decipiens) growing on bark, Stuorbatjvare Nature Reserve, Norrbotten, Sapmi, Lapland, Sweden. August.

Robert Thompson / Slime mould (Arcyria cinerea) growing on branch in woodland, close up, Pomeroy Forest, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK. October.

Robert Thompson / Slime mould (Arcyria cinerea) close up, Pomeroy Forest, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK. October.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) four sporangia in a line growing among fungal mat on rotting log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) group of sporangia growing in circular formation, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) sporangia with water droplets on a rotting log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. November. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) very tall (3mm) sporangia beginning to mature, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Slime mould (Comatricha nigra) very tall (3mm) sporangia beginning to mature, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked.