Genius Slime mold solves a maze! Meet Jerry, our labs new pet slime mold. Jerry is a member of the species physarum polycephalum and even though Jerry is made of just one single giant cell, Jerry can do complex tasks like solving a maze. Isn't Jerry amazing?! #experiment #slimemold #biology #microbe #maze #puzzle #bio #science #microscope | The thought emporium

Meet the charismatic slime mold Physarum, which can learn, make decisions, and go through mazes without a brain, and the researchers studying it. Tune in or stream "Secret Mind of Slime" tonight at 9/8c on PBS: https://to.pbs.org/3ij127j | NOVA l PBS

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205K views · 4.9K reactions | An incredible time lapse of slime mold plasmodium pulsing or ‘breathing’ driven by cytoplasmic streaming. Slime molds run on a ‘network intelligence’ to coordinate their senses across the plasmodium. How cool! Thanks, Fascinated by Fungi for sharing this video! | Paul Stamets | Facebook

Check out this time-lapse of insect egg slime mold (Leocarpus fragilis), captured by Fascinated By Fungi! Despite its name, insect egg slime mold isn’t actually a mold or a fungus. It’s also not a plant, animal, or even a bacterium. This bizarre organism belongs to a kingdom of life called Protista that contains a host of unusual single-celled organisms. What you’re watching is actually a colony of L. fragilis which have merged together to form a living goo, and the pulsating waxing and waning i