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“The end came unexpectedly. I always

Like their terrestrial namesakes, slime molds are

thought it would be zombies or aliens

functionally vast single-celled organisms. They are

or nuclear weapons. Instead, it was

to around 6-8 feet tall and typically weigh a ton or so.

this ooze. It was as if the earth itself
was falling apart, bleeding black tar.
You couldn’t fight it any more than
you could fight the ocean. Slowly,
but surely, the ooze dragged us from
our homes, from our families. It
dragged us to that awful
beast’s waiting maw.
I can still see it, every
time I close my eyes.”
—David Mendiola

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often quite brightly colored. Slime molds can swell up
Their fluidity allows them to easily squeeze through
small cracks or ooze up walls.