The largest slime mold ever recorded was 3 feet wide and 30 feet long. Imagine a slime mold covering the aisle of your school bus!
Cool trick
Cool trick New research has shown that a species of parasitic
wasp survives the winter by siphoning off antifreeze compounds from
the fly pupae which are their hosts. It is thought that these
findings could lead to more effective, year-round control of flies
by farmers using parasitic wasps. 8 JANUARY 2000, P. 9