{"id":6819,"date":"2013-08-08T16:35:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T23:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezpixels.com\/blog\/?p=6819"},"modified":"2013-08-08T17:14:26","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T00:14:26","slug":"flagstaff-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ezpixels.com\/blog\/flagstaff-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Flagstaff Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wood Ear<\/p><\/div>\n

Photographing in the rain can definitely be challenging but my goal this trip was to document Fungi and I knew rain would mean they would be popping up like crazy in the wet forests! <\/p>\n

My prediction about the rain being a good thing proved true so I wasn\u2019t disappointed and, in fact, I had a few very exciting first time sightings! I will start with those. The first was Wood Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) \u2013 I could hardly believe my eyes!<\/p>\n

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Wood Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)<\/p><\/div>\n

The second exciting sighting was Pink Slime Mold! I\u2019m fascinated by slime molds so I was especially excited about this find but wouldn\u2019t you know; it started storming just as I found it! I was forced to go back to the car with plans to come back in the morning to photograph it again. Sadly, I couldn\u2019t find it.<\/p>\n

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Pink Slime Mold in the shape of a heart \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n

MORE SLIME MOLDS!<\/strong> This first composite shows a Slime Mold completely covering some grass. At first glance, I thought these might be eggs of some kind because I knew Slime Mold as a decomposer so I wasn’t expecting it to be on something living. However, my Mycology expert go-to, Erik Nelson<\/a><\/strong>, let me know they will get on living things too. Shiver!
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Slime Mold on Grass<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Four More Slime Mold Sightings!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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4 Slime Molds<\/p><\/div>\n

Slime Molds move as a group in search of food. Think about the movie The Blob<\/a><\/strong>. Their behavior is not much different! If they interest you too, check out this video: Why Study Slime Molds<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n

(Because of the rain, I only photographed using my Smartphone, Canon Powershot N and my Canon Powershot SX50. Yes\u2026I would have liked a little more detail in a few of the images but considering I also had to hold an umbrella, the tradeoffs were worth it.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Stay Tuned for More Fungi in my next Post<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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