Comments on: Fascinating time lapse movies of molds and fungi

Fascinating time lapse movies of molds and fungi

Brandon Blatcher — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:16:53 -0800

"This gallery contains time lapse movies of fungi, molds, bacteria, slime molds and insects of interest to plant pathologists." Be sure and check out the peach and plum, Homer Simpson growing "hair", a rotting book and mushrooms growing and dying.

By: Gator

Gator — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:31:39 -0800

By: The otter lady

The otter lady — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:38:33 -0800

I bet some people these days don't even know what these are.

By: linux

linux — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:53:08 -0800

Did... did that guy just take a bite out of the mold-covered bagel?!

By: salishsea

salishsea — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:25:15 -0800

"Aaaaahhh...mouldy bagels." Says Homer. ftfy

By: francesca too

francesca too — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:32:04 -0800

The peach and the plum is my favorite, by far. They get so squishy and liquid.

By: Brandon Blatcher

Brandon Blatcher — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:43:06 -0800

Also, the mold takes over the peach like the Genesis Effect from Star Trek II.

By: Gator

Gator — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:43:16 -0800

And actually the peach was doing okay, holding its own, until the plum dragged it down. Just goes to show you need to pick your friends carefully.

By: lurkElongtime

lurkElongtime — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:44:14 -0800

Rotting book is really good.

By: salishsea

salishsea — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:02:35 -0800

Rotting book should be an ad for the Kindle.

By: twoleftfeet

twoleftfeet — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:18:02 -0800

"A fast-paced action flick that will keep you on the edge!" - George Slimey, Ooze News and Mold Report

By: Lipstick Thespian

Lipstick Thespian — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:25:26 -0800

Oh hai Metafilter - what's that? We're doing that "Gross LT Out in a Unique Way Again Thing?" Awesome! VOMVOMVVOMVVOMVVOMVVOMVOVMVOMVOMVOMVOMVVOMVVOM And darn if I won't bleach my eyes!

By: twoleftfeet

twoleftfeet — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:31:13 -0800

I shouldn't have watched the potato one; we're eating baked potatoes for dinner. But it cracks me up that they always give credit for "Specimen Preparation", because in this case the guy basically put a potato on a dinner plate with a knife and fork. In my house I don't get that much credit for my baked potatoes, and I have to do the extra work of turning a knob on the stove. It bugs me, because I really do have to think carefully about how to turn that knob. Next time I'm going to tell my family that I saw a neat video on the Internet about potatoes and tonight we're going to we're going to do the potatoes that way. I'll call the kids to the dinner table, point at their potatoes, and tell them to just keep watching. No TV after dinner tonight, kiddos! Watch your potato instead.

By: Gator

Gator — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:32:10 -0800

Oh, and this previous post didn't get nearly enough love.

By: ovvl

ovvl — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:51:08 -0800

Janine Melnitz: Oh, that's very fascinating to me. I read a lot myself. Some people think I'm too intellectual but I think it's a fabulous way to spend your spare time. I also play raquetball. Do you have any hobbies? Dr. Egon Spengler: I collect spores, molds, and fungus.

By: twoleftfeet

twoleftfeet — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:04:06 -0800

Some people think I'm too intellectual but I think it's a fabulous way to spend your spare time. I also play raquetball. I'm a fungi.

By: rainy

rainy — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:37:48 -0800

I would totally eat that peach. (before, not after). What a shame. Why is the mold white on plum and black on peach?

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:46:57 -0800

Yeah can someone explain the differing color? White vs black?

By: linux

linux — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:21:07 -0800

If they land in a moist place they may germinate to form branching, white, fuzzy stuff called hyphae.

By: Pruitt-Igoe

Pruitt-Igoe — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:52:47 -0800

Why did the bagel mold up and not just dry out? Is it in a sealed box? Is it a super humid environment?

By: Pruitt-Igoe

Pruitt-Igoe — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:54:24 -0800

Holy hell, I bet that potato smelled bad.

By: CancerMan

CancerMan — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:31:24 -0800

Engorged pink organisms literally growing out of a romance novel. Science experiment, or brand new marketing strategy?

By: psylosyren

psylosyren — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:00:12 -0800

These experiments are exactly what I have been trying to capture in my bedroom, in the car, at work for the past 30 years. I just never remembered the video camera. Doh!