{"id":1856877,"date":"2026-03-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1856877"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:00:00","slug":"barry-webb-documents-a-marvelous-macro-array-of-colorful-slime-molds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1856877","title":{"rendered":"Barry Webb Documents a Marvelous, Macro Array of Colorful Slime Molds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A macro photo of slime mold\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pink Stemonitis. All images \u00a9 Barry Webb, licensed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Barry Webb Documents a Marvelous, Macro Array of Colorful Slime Molds<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T08:56:34-05:00\">March 31, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-nature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nature<\/a><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F03%2Fbarry-webb-slime-mold-photos%2F&amp;title=Barry%20Webb%20Documents%20a%20Marvelous%2C%20Macro%20Array%20of%20Colorful%20Slime%20Molds\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"472134\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Blown wildly out of proportion in large format, the slime molds that British photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrywebbimages.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barry Webb<\/a> captures seem atmospheric and sculptural. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/Stemonitis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stemonitis<\/a>, for example, looks like dozens of thin pieces of wire with their ends coated in colored wax. But this fungi-like form is one of hundreds of kinds of slime mold, and it typically only reaches a height of about two centimeters at the most. Thanks to Webb\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/barry-webb\">macro photos<\/a>, we glimpse a phenomenally beautiful world up-close that is otherwise virtually invisible.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists have documented hundreds of these organisms that aren\u2019t actually related to plants, fungi, animals, or molds\u2014despite the name\u2014but comprise a unique group unto themselves. They\u2019re more closely related to amoebas. And new discoveries are being made all the time. From mottled gray bulbs that look like snow-covered trees to pink, coral-like tendrils, Webb chronicles a huge array of colors and shapes. He also consistently submits images to local and national botanical records so that researchers have access to high-resolution imagery. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472134\" title=\"Didymium squamulosum\" data-rl_title=\"Didymium squamulosum\" data-rl_caption=\"Didymium squamulosum\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-4.jpg\" alt=\"A macro photo of slime mold\" class=\"wp-image-472140\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Didymium squamulosum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Webb\u2019s image of a species called <em>Lamproderma scintillans<\/em>, partly engulfed by a water droplet, won the Botanical Britain category of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/03\/british-wildlife-photography-awards-contest-winners\/\">British Wildlife Photography Awards<\/a>. Several of his photos are on display in large format in the exhibition <em>Mythos Wald <\/em>at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gasometer.de\/en\/\">Gasometer Oberhausen<\/a> in Germany, which continues through the end of the year. And in the U.K., see Webb\u2019s awarded images in the 2026 International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanic.cam.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cambridge University Botanic Garden<\/a>. Find more on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/barrywebbimages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472134\" title=\"Cribraria argillacea\" data-rl_title=\"Cribraria argillacea\" data-rl_caption=\"Cribraria argillacea\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-1.jpg\" alt=\"A macro photo of slime mold\" class=\"wp-image-472137\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cribraria argillacea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472134\" title=\"Cribraria aurantiaca\" data-rl_title=\"Cribraria aurantiaca\" data-rl_caption=\"Cribraria aurantiaca\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-2.jpg\" alt=\"A macro photo of slime mold\" class=\"wp-image-472138\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cribraria aurantiaca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472134\" title=\"Physarum psittacinum and tiny mites\" data-rl_title=\"Physarum psittacinum and tiny mites\" data-rl_caption=\"Physarum psittacinum and tiny mites\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-6.jpg\" alt=\"A macro photo of slime mold\" class=\"wp-image-472142\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Physarum psittacinum and tiny mites<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472134\" title=\"Lamproderma on top of Trichia flavicoma\" data-rl_title=\"Lamproderma on top of Trichia flavicoma\" data-rl_caption=\"Lamproderma on top of Trichia flavicoma\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-5.jpg\" alt=\"A macro photo of slime mold\" class=\"wp-image-472141\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lamproderma on top of Trichia flavicoma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472134\" title=\"Deformed Stemonitis\" data-rl_title=\"Deformed Stemonitis\" data-rl_caption=\"Deformed Stemonitis\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-3.jpg\" alt=\"A macro photo of slime mold\" class=\"wp-image-472139\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Deformed Stemonitis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472134\" title=\"Pink Arcyria\" data-rl_title=\"Pink Arcyria\" data-rl_caption=\"Pink Arcyria\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/webb-7.jpg\" alt=\"A macro photo of slime mold\" class=\"wp-image-472135\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pink Arcyria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"after-entry\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"After Entry\">\n<section 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All images \u00a9 Barry Webb, licensed Barry Webb Documents a Marvelous, Macro Array of Colorful Slime Molds March 31, 2026 NaturePhotography Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Blown wildly out of proportion in large format, the slime molds that British photographer Barry Webb captures seem atmospheric and sculptural. 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