Popping slime mold! These are fruiting bodies of a slime mold called wolf’s milk (Lycogala epidendrum). This type of slime mold is usually found on damp rotten wood, typically on shady forest floors. Slime mold is a common name for several kinds of eukaryotic organisms. The name refers to a particular stage in the life cycle of some of these organisms, where they resemble a gelatinous slime. Interestingly, although slime molds live as a single-celled organism, during times of food scarcity they