Slime molds aren't actually molds or even fungi, they're protists. Real molds are more closely related to humans than to slime molds, and slime molds are more closely related to amoebas than fungi. Slime

I came upon a fungus growing on a decomposing tree that almost looked alien. I think it may be a Gyromitra species fungus, possibly Gyromitra Infula, also known as the Elfin Saddle. I returned to the same

I came upon a fungus growing on a decomposing tree that almost looked alien. I think it may be a Gyromitra species fungus, possibly Gyromitra Infula, also known as the Elfin Saddle. I returned to the same