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Comatricha nigra #2

Posted by
Johan Dierckx (Wijnegem, Belgium) on 26 December 2010 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

Comatricha nigra (Langstelig kroeskopje (BE) / no other common names found ) is a species of slime mold.

Nature provides its own christmas-ornaments....
For everyone a peacefull and Merry Christmas

Image taken with 150mm macro + 2x TC + 1.4x TC in natural sunlight.
Image: Schilde (BE) - 29/10/2010

Canon EOS 400D 4/5 seconds F/36.0 ISO 100 300 mm

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Marilla from Turku, Finland

Those little balls and really attractive!

26 Dec 2010 8:39am

Canon EOS 400D
4/5 seconds
F/36.0
ISO 100
300 mm

protozoa
amoebozoa
myxogastrea
stemonitida
stemonitidaceae
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