Creepy crawly slime molds /
Owen, Ruth, 1967-
Creepy crawly slime molds / Slime molds by Ruth Owen. - 24 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm - Tell me more! Science . - Owen, Ruth, 1967- Science. Tell me more! .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Let's talk slime! -- What is slime mold? -- Weird and wonderful -- Hungry slime -- A slime mold goes hunting -- Slime mold survival -- Making more slime -- A tiny new slime mold -- Dividing and growing -- Be a slime mold investigator.
"Some look like dog vomit. Others pretend to be mushrooms. There's even one that grows in the shape of a pretzel. They are creepy, crawly, colorful slime molds and they are living in a backyard, park, or forest near you! These unusual living things ooze over dead leaves and old wood feeding on these substances and acting as one of nature's clean-up crews. And even though a blob of slime mold has no brain, it spreads out tendrils that work as a team telling each other when they find some food. Kids will love discovering all about the lives and life cycles of these real-life, living blobs of slime! Table of contents; Full-color photos; Fast facts; Science project; Glossary words bolded within text; Index"--Provided by the publisher
9781788561747 1788561740 9781788561754 1788561759
2020946808
Myxomycetes--Juvenile literature.
Molds (Fungi)--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Creepy crawly slime molds / Slime molds by Ruth Owen. - 24 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm - Tell me more! Science . - Owen, Ruth, 1967- Science. Tell me more! .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Let's talk slime! -- What is slime mold? -- Weird and wonderful -- Hungry slime -- A slime mold goes hunting -- Slime mold survival -- Making more slime -- A tiny new slime mold -- Dividing and growing -- Be a slime mold investigator.
"Some look like dog vomit. Others pretend to be mushrooms. There's even one that grows in the shape of a pretzel. They are creepy, crawly, colorful slime molds and they are living in a backyard, park, or forest near you! These unusual living things ooze over dead leaves and old wood feeding on these substances and acting as one of nature's clean-up crews. And even though a blob of slime mold has no brain, it spreads out tendrils that work as a team telling each other when they find some food. Kids will love discovering all about the lives and life cycles of these real-life, living blobs of slime! Table of contents; Full-color photos; Fast facts; Science project; Glossary words bolded within text; Index"--Provided by the publisher
9781788561747 1788561740 9781788561754 1788561759
2020946808
Myxomycetes--Juvenile literature.
Molds (Fungi)--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.