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LOCATION:
Basecamp
DATE FOUND:
Day 1 – 12 August 2023
This slime mould was spotted on a rotting log, growing around a bramble stem.
It was in one main aethalium, but spread out like sawdust around it.
![](https://www.amcalenan.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0421-Fuligo-cinerea-Strumpshaw-Fen-12th-08-2023-450x339.webp)
![](https://www.amcalenan.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0422-Fuligo-cinerea-Strumpshaw-Fen-12th-08-2023-450x339.webp)
On Day 2 (19 August) the aethalium had started to disintegrate:
![](https://www.amcalenan.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1284-Fuligo-cinerea-Strumpshaw-Fen-19-08-2023-450x339.webp)
Day 3 (24 August):
![](https://www.amcalenan.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0521-Fuligo-cinerea-Strumpshaw-Fen-24th-08-2023-450x338.webp)
Day 4 (26 August):
![](https://www.amcalenan.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0609-Fuligo-cinerea-Strumpshaw-Fen-26th-08-2023-450x339.webp)
On Day 5 (03 September) the spore mass had collapsed:
![](https://www.amcalenan.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0722-Fuligo-cinerea-Strumpshaw-Fen-03rd-09-2023-450x339.webp)