OK so I'm reading a lot about "le blob," or Physarum polycephalum, also known as slime mold. I've seen a few references to the idea that it has hundreds of sexes. #biology and #slimemold Mastodon, is this true? Are there any decent papers about this? Yep I've got #science questions on a Saturday ...

@annaleen my good friend @allysonsgro is a research scientist that has a lab dedicated to research utilizing slime molds!

@Cameo @allysonsgro oh she works on one of my favorite organisms, which can be either solo or social depending on need.

@annaleen @allysonsgro yeah! She worked on the loner research: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/03/27/loners-help-society-survive-say-princeton-ecologists