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== Slime molds == | == Slime molds == | ||
“Slime | “Slime mold is an informal name given to several kinds of unrelated eukaryotic organisms that can live freely as single cells, but aggregate together to form multicellular reproductive structures.”(Wikipedia D) | ||
Slime molds belong to Protista, that is neither animal, nor fungi nor bacteria. They feed on microorganisms. | Slime molds belong to Protista, that is neither animal, nor fungi nor bacteria. They feed on microorganisms. | ||
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It is said that slime molds can exhibit some degree of intelligence, like sacrifice or computation of the shortest paths to the nutrition. | It is said that slime molds can exhibit some degree of intelligence, like sacrifice or computation of the shortest paths to the nutrition. | ||
== Dictyostelium == | == Dictyostelium == | ||
called often as social amoebae | called often as social amoebae |