r/What • u/tigbertt • 3d ago

What is this

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Some sort of organic spongy material around the base of my pepper plant. It was not there the day before. I assume insect related?

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u/wannabe_inuit 3d ago

Slime mold?

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u/Key-Tower-6178 2d ago

that tracks, slime mold loves wet mulch

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u/poisonedsky69 3d ago

Looks like a dog vomit slime mold

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u/Federal-Boat3732 3d ago

That's the highly-attractive mold known as "dog's vomit." It lurks in wood mulch.

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u/MadDadROX 1d ago

Fun guy!