“Slime molds are decomposers of the forest,” explains filmmaker Ian McCluskey in this Oregon Public Broadcasting video. “Often found on rotting logs, they’re commonly mistaken for fungus.” But slime molds, myxomycetes, are not fungi, plants, or animals. Slime mold is a soil-dwelling amoeba. PBS NewsHour describes it as “a brainless,...
“Slime molds are decomposers of the forest,” explains filmmaker Ian McCluskey in this Oregon Public Broadcasting video. “Often found on rotting logs, they’re commonly mistaken for fungus.” But slime molds, myxomycetes, are not fungi, plants, or animals. Slime mold is a soil-dwelling amoeba. PBS NewsHour describes it as “a brainless,...