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Like Nothing On Earth,  The Incredible Life Of Slime Moulds

Despite the some what unattractive name, Slime Moulds are a fascinating life form.  Known as myxomycetes by scientists, slime moulds crawl over the ground like rippling monsters, hunting innocent woodland creatures.  To reproduce, they change into delicate plant-like forms, unmatched for their individual beauty and shimmering colours.

Slime Moulds are evolutionary outsiders.  Magical creatures, they lie somewhere between the two great kingdoms, animals and plants.  They have, literally, their own way of life.

Karlheinz Baumann has studied these amazing creatures for more than twenty years from the cloud forests of Canada to the Emperor's Garden in Tokyo, and in the woodlands on his own doorstep in Europe.  His camera takes us into a strange and exciting world, mostly invisible to the naked eye, where days pass in seconds and microscopic creatures become terrifying giants.  The world of the slime moulds outdoes anything science fiction can offer.

The electrifying time-lapse photography in this new 43 minute video program provides a thrilling account of this intriguing life form.