Slime mold

Photographed this beautiful - and, oh, so tiny - slime mold at the Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area, north west of the city, on September 24th. I love these very temporary, tiny orange balls on their little translucent stalks. When not seen in macro size, they look little more than an orange smear on a rotting log. You can also see a few splashes of glorious turquoise colour from the Blue Stain fungus, that we were so happy to see. My words under the previously posted bottom photo were:

"An exciting moment two days ago, when I was with a couple of friends at the Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area, north west of the city. I had just been trying to photograph a teeny, orange slime mold - the kind that looks like tiny, shiny, orange "balls" on thin, white stalks. I bent over the log a couple of inches further and to my amazement, saw the tiniest splashes of brilliant turquoise - a totally unnatural looking colour in the forest : ). So small, but a macro shot gives you an idea of my find, even though it's far from sharp. Not sure if this is Chlorociboria aeruginascens / Blue Stain or something else. Microscopic examination is required in order to tell the difference. Doug, I know you said the name when we were there, but I can never remember any names by the time I get home. Help!

Doug's words: "Your name is what I am calling it but it could also be C. aeruginosa. You can only tell the difference by looking at the spores."


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