tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post2939140476850318534..comments2024-01-21T05:56:40.573-07:00Comments on Spirithelpers: Do Slime Molds eat Dragonflies?Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-38031036569085850072010-12-16T01:31:18.279-07:002010-12-16T01:31:18.279-07:00You really are a hero at heart! Nice article and p...You really are a hero at heart! Nice article and pics!<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/shermanunkeferxango" rel="nofollow">Sherman Unkefer</a>Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255398290571009328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-77564384639201051772010-11-03T02:29:16.185-06:002010-11-03T02:29:16.185-06:00You know, I have to tell you, I truly savor this w...You know, I have to tell you, I truly savor this website and the useful insight. I find it to be refreshing and quite clarifying. I wish there were more blogs like it.<br />Good luck to the dragonfly!<br /><a href="http://www.isct.com/isct_chapters.php" rel="nofollow">mold inspector indianapolis</a>Ninja Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151010230649232920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-81058075607822551802008-10-13T17:33:00.000-06:002008-10-13T17:33:00.000-06:00I hope he survived. I am so glad you saved him :)I...I hope he survived. I am so glad you saved him :)<BR/>I do the same thing, which is why I could never be a wildlife photographer for National Geographic...I would be grabbing all the animals and saving them!<BR/><BR/>Nice blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597913639997189647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-87018337412165490212008-10-08T10:35:00.000-06:002008-10-08T10:35:00.000-06:00Sir Son, Thank you so much for sharing your knowle...Sir Son, <BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! So darn interesting! Love that maze info. A'maz'ing to consider slime being smart and precise. But most life is, except humans sometimes. Oops did I write that! My attention to slime will be different from here out, I thank you for this. <BR/><BR/>So intense to picture a dragonfly eating a small hummer! I have two ponds in my yard and the dragonfly scene is quite violent. Well a lot of the pond activity is. Everyone is eating each other. It is more exciting than the best of Hollywood thrillers.<BR/><BR/>As always I appreciate what you have to share. <BR/><BR/>Tammie<BR/><BR/>PS now you have two cards! let me know... <BR/>or wait for a couple more ;~)Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-24018108999957644052008-10-08T08:35:00.000-06:002008-10-08T08:35:00.000-06:00I don’t want to act like a know-it-all, but since ...I don’t want to act like a know-it-all, but since no one else is answering I’ll throw in my two bits:<BR/><BR/> - Dragonflies are opportunistic predators that will eat anything they can catch – anything from other dragonflies to small hummingbirds. They hunt while in flight and chase down their prey in mid air. They also eat as they fly. I don't think slime moulds are in their diets.<BR/><BR/> - Slime moulds feed on decaying organic matter, bacteria, yeasts, protozoa, and other minute organisms which it engulfs and digests. The key word here is minute. We’re talking about things smaller than the period at the end of this sentence. I’m pretty sure that dragon flies are not in it’s (their?) diets.<BR/><BR/>Slime moulds are fascinating organisms that don’t easily fit into a classification of living things. Sometimes they act like animals, sometimes like fungus – mostly they look and act like alien beings from a distant world. And they are smart. Japanese scientists constructed a maze, and placed food at the end of two exits, with four possible routes. Surprisingly, the slime mould squeezed itself into the shortest section of maze to reach the food. The experiment may indicate that the slime mould, a single-celled organism, may possess a primitive intelligence.<BR/>My guess (and it’s just a guess) is that this poor dragonfly fellow inadvertently landed in this sticky mess and couldn’t get out. Luckily for him along came our heroine, Tammie Lee, who is not merely a Spirithelper, but a helper of lesser souls as well . . .<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/>SonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704889612012597132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-82093659941208494242008-10-06T21:32:00.000-06:002008-10-06T21:32:00.000-06:00I still don't know either! Perhaps it is just stic...I still don't know either! Perhaps it is just sticky stuff. The other day I found a moth stuck on a sticky mushroom cap. I am pretty sure it died there. Not a pleasant way to go!Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-11009343742298917732008-10-05T18:44:00.000-06:002008-10-05T18:44:00.000-06:00I think, perhaps, that you and I have more in comm...I think, perhaps, that you and I have more in common than just falling trees. I spend my walks putting newts to the side of roads.SMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074869561178154760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-59965859893876658502008-10-05T16:32:00.000-06:002008-10-05T16:32:00.000-06:00I just scoured the internet & couldn't fin...I just scoured the internet & couldn't find a thing... Best wishes to the dragonfly.annohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102616203481686227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-38362340004181543822008-10-05T13:28:00.000-06:002008-10-05T13:28:00.000-06:00I don't know either however i do know Mother Natur...I don't know either however i do know Mother Nature smiled on you today.<BR/>Angaltermyworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159958545408335364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-91491165535170544602008-10-04T16:44:00.000-06:002008-10-04T16:44:00.000-06:00I imagine that is one grateful dragonfly. And if t...I imagine that is one grateful dragonfly. And if that's not good karma, I don't know what is!<BR/><BR/>As for the mold ... not a clue.rose AKA Walk in the Woods - she/herhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697387190111527024noreply@blogger.com