Where the Slime Mould Creeps – The Fascinating World of Myxomycetes | Sarah Lloyd | 2015 [USED – SC – Very Good]

Sarah Lloyd's exploration of myxomycetes — the slime moulds — published by the author in 2015.

Myxomycetes are among the most extraordinary organisms in the natural world: neither fungi, nor plants, nor animals. They exist as single-celled amoebae, then aggregate into a flowing mass that moves as a single organism in search of food, before forming fruiting bodies to spread spores. They inhabit decaying wood, leaf litter and bark — environments Tasmania has in abundance in its cool, wet forests.

Sarah Lloyd is a Tasmanian naturalist who has spent years studying and photographing myxomycetes in the field. This book documents her observations and photography — colour photographs throughout show these organisms in extraordinary detail, some of them looking more like science fiction than natural history.

At 102 pages, this is a compact but richly illustrated introduction to a group of organisms most people have never knowingly encountered, despite walking past them regularly in the bush.

BOOK DETAILS

Softcover.

102 pages.

Colour photographs throughout.

Published 2015 by the author. 

CONDITION

Used, generally very good condition.

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