Monday, March 16, 2015

Hungry Slime Molds Reconstruct Ancient Road Networks

Source: http://gizmodo.com/hungry-slime-molds-reconstruct-ancient-road-networks-1691522167

You probably don't give too much thought to slime molds—the bizarre, colonial organisms that look like blobs of goo. But these underrated creatures have some surprising talents, including designing sophisticated transportation networks. Wait, what?

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