A Paris zoo has showcased a slime mold, dubbed the “blob”, a yellowish, unicellular, small living being which looks like a fungus but acts like an animal.
It's also been described as a brainless, yellow slime mold - sounds like some politicians of late.
This newest exhibit of the Paris Zoological Park, which goes on display to the public this month is widely used in scientific experiments, has no mouth, no stomach, no eyes, yet it can detect food and digest it.
The slime mold, Physarum polycephalum, also has almost 720 sexes, can move without legs and heals itself in two minutes if cut in half. Its favourite food is oatmeal - another porridge lover.
