"What" I asked "is growing on the compost heap?" Janet knew!!! It's a hoot - no really it is
"Scrambled Egg Slime" or Fuligo
septica.
You'll
like his description - make sure you note the Great Dane reference:
Quote:
"The most
egalitarian of slime molds, this species can be round, cushion-shaped or
bloblike, not to mention yellow, bright pink, red, whitish, tan, or
lilac-colored. Likewise, it can grow in leaf litter and wood mulch as well as on
plants and logs. And while it can indeed look like scrambled eggs, it can also
look like, well, mycologist Sam Ristich once described a large specimen as
"resembling the vomit of six Great Danes."
and
more
"...it's
completely harmless. In fact it's a prized edible in certain parts of Mexico
where it's known as Caca da Lune (Shit of the Moon)...."
