What organism is this?

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Jontique@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 3y (4 replies)

Could it be just mud with iron bacteria that's dripped on the tree?

Agree. Its almost certainly mud.

X3N0T1CT@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 3y (2 replies)

That might be it, this photo was taken near a river bank where there are streams of slow running water

The shade of orange is pretty distinct I think.

The dude from primitive technology is going to make that into a knife

breadsmasher@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 3y (2 replies)

tree

X3N0T1CT@thelemmy.club · 8 pts · 3y (1 reply)

yea but I meant the orange thing

Orange tree

Jerb322@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Looks like a slime mold of some kind.

X3N0T1CT@thelemmy.club · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Can a slime mold be this big?

A quick Google search said up to 30 square meters.

It looks like a strangler fig with some orange mud on it.

You might get an informed answer if you upload it to https://www.inaturalist.org/, provided you can tell them where the photo was taken

Idk but the place totally looks like SEA

that is correct