Kip’s Comments - July 17, 2025 — LadagePhotography.com

Scrambled Eggs or Dog Vomit?

I seldom tour the Wapsipinicon River at slow speed in my boat. Usually I am trolling a lure behind the boat or moving at a quicker speed. Today though I ran my motor at idle speed in hopes of seeing more things to study. Considerable time passed when going upstream and back downstream with very little outboard power. The effort was worthwhile as I saw more than I usually do by boat.

At one point I drifted into a couple of downed trees where I was watching birds. Up and to my right I noticed what I thought was a bright yellow mushroom. Of course I had to check it out and found the tree was hosting at least four “parasites” in the form of fungi, lichen, and slime mold.

Scaly Shield Mushroom (white) and Scrambled Egg Slime Mold - Image 997235

At home I learned the bright yellow “fungi” was named “Scrambled Egg Slime Mold.” To make the find even better, that slime mold is also known as “Dog Vomit Slime Mold.” The childlike side of me got a kick out of that alternate title that fits as good as “scrambled eggs.”