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Didymium squamulosum

Didymium squamulosum is a slime mold species known for its white, limy, deeply wrinkled stalks. With a little imagination, mature fruiting bodies resemble albino trees or even miniature mushroom clouds.


Didymium squamulosum, trio of slime mold fruiting bodies on the needle of a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). Focus-stacked composite of 180 exposures at 10x magnification. Vacaville, Solano County, California, USA.
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Didymium squamulosum, extreme close-up of a single fruiting body. Focus-stacked composite of 265 exposures at 20x magnification. Vacaville, Solano County, California, USA.
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Didymium squamulosum balanced atop a standard #2 pencil for scale. Focus-stacked composite of 58 exposures at lifesize (1x) magnification. Vacaville, Solano County, California, USA.
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Didymium squamulosum, mature slime mold sporocarps. Focus-stacked composite of 446 exposures at 10:1 magnification. Solano County, California, USA.
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