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This common and largest of all wild slime molds can be seen here streaming into the yellow mass it assumes when it begins to develop spores. This mass will turn a chunky pinkish beige overnight, at which point it begins to earn its common name, Dog's Vomit Slime Mold. By this point it is dry and powdery; if you poke it with a stick, the light-colored covering will flake off, exposing the black spores, which will blow away.
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