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How It Works
Just mention/u/SlimeMoldBot in a Reddit comment on an image of a suspected slime mold and
the bot will reply with an opinion and possible species name. The bot can only be summoned once per post currently
(being conservative to avoid accidental spam).
What Is a Slime Mold?
Despite the name, a slime mold is not a fungus, but a wonderfully enigmatic member of the Protista kingdom. Slime molds spend most of their lifecycle as single-celled organisms in the soil. Under the right conditions, they merge into a giant, multinucleate, protoplasmic blob that can crawl through its environment like an amoeba, searching for food and an optimal location to dry out and release its spores.
FAQ
Is SlimeMoldBot always correct? No! Identifying slime molds from a single photo can be tricky. Treat the reply as an informed guess.
Can I improve the bot? COMING SOON: Look for the project on github: GitHub.