🟡Slime Molds

Myxomycota

~1,000 species

Not true fungi but historically studied alongside them. These bizarre organisms can move, sense their environment, and even solve mazes, despite having no brain or nervous system.

💡The slime mold Physarum polycephalum can solve mazes, find the shortest path between food sources, and even replicate the Tokyo rail network when food is placed at station locations.

5 funguss

🟡 dog vomit slime mold 🟡 wolf's milk 🟡 chocolate tube slime mold 🟡 scrambled egg slime 🟡 tapioca slime mold

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