January 03, 2025

Nostoc

10 minutes

Let me tell you a little story about how star slime took over the world.

Music by James Milor from Pixabay

Information provided by:

https://bygl.osu.edu/index.php/node/2115

https://www.britannica.com/science/Nostoc

https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/nostoc/

https://themeaningofwater.com/2024/06/02/when-a-cyanobacteria-takes-over-the-world/

https://www.plant-lore.com/plantofthemonth/nostoc-commune/

https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/nostoc-commune-star-jelly-zzs2rwhrb

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/nostoc_a_green_jelly_like_substance_growing_in_lawns

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By Meredith Hemphill