Which Food Does the Plasmodial SlimeMold, Physarum sp. Prefer to Eat.Introduction: Physarum polycephalum is a slime mold that inhabits shady, cool,moist areas, such as decaying leaves and logs. Like slime molds in general, it issensitive to light; in particular, light can repel the slime mold and be a factor intriggering spore growth. Scientists called to the scene, however, put any fears ofmenacing goo or alien creatures to rest by identifying the mass as an unusually large(46 centimeters or more than 14 inches in diameter) plasmodial slime mold. (CostelloDLC. 2015)Slime molds are made up of individual cells that form an aggregate mass. In theirvisible, aggregate states, they look like blobs, gooey or foamy masses, spilled jelly, oreven dog vomit. They may be bright orange, red, yellow, brown, black, blue, or white. .(Costello DLC. 2015) These large masses act like giant amoebas, creeping slowlyalong and engulfing food particles along the way. If a slime mold aggregate is diced up,the pieces will pull themselves back together. The blobs can navigate and avoidobstacles and if a food source is placed nearby, they seem to sense it and headunerringly for it. . (Costello DLC.
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015)In many other previous lab experiments, people tried to show that physarummoves toward the oatmeal when there is no other food available for the bacteria to eat.What will happen if, other food where introduced into the scenario, for example: extracts
015)In many other previous lab experiments, people tried to show that physarummoves toward the oatmeal when there is no other food available for the bacteria to eat.What will happen if, other food where introduced into the scenario, for example: extracts