Tapioca slime mold ( Brefeldia maxima ) by larose forest photos

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05-OCT-2016	Christine Hanrahan

This one stretched for about 25cm down the trunk of a maple. It is called tapioca slime mould because, as can be seen, it resembles tapioca pudding.

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Ton T.		20-Oct-2016 17:20
Interesting Christine!

Nirvan Hope		17-Oct-2016 18:31
I've never seen this before! Fascinating. Not sure about tapioca, but it does look like crumbly snow.

laine		17-Oct-2016 18:28
It's amazing it is...what a good find.

Helen Betts		17-Oct-2016 15:50
How interesting looking these slime molds are, something I've never seen in person. Excellent, detailed capture of it, too. V.

Pierre Martin		17-Oct-2016 11:51
the shape justify his name, great image!

hayl		17-Oct-2016 11:04
It also unfortunately looks like icy snow !

Chris Morton		17-Oct-2016 07:26
looks slimy enough to me

John Reynolds LRPS		17-Oct-2016 05:05
Fascinating. V.

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