What the hell is that thing? It/they are suddenly colonizing the Garden! It's ALIVE!!
Tom says:
This month's fungus is really not a fungus at all, but the "dog vomit slime mold," Fuligo septica, which belongs in the phylum Myxomycota in the Kingdom Protista. Why isn't this a real fungus? Why is it crawling around your yard?
Incidentally there's no way to get rid of it, so I recommend you just enjoy it.
There is no known danger to humans or other animals from inhaling the spores or ingesting this organism, although I don't think you will have a pleasant dining experience if you decide to try it-- I do not recommend it.
THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THEM short of paving over your yard, so you might as well find some way to enjoy it.
Enjoy it? It may not be "harmful" but I wouldn't go around pissing it off or breathe in the spores. Usually not a good idea. No psychotropic qualities whatsoever.
Visit Tom Volk. What a fungi!
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