“Just the thought of mold is something that makes many people involuntarily shudder. Yet there is more to it than meets the eye – particularly if you are lucky enough to see Kim Fleming’s remarkable macrophotography. Up close we are witness to an enigmatic and beautiful alien world on our own doorstep. This strange and wonderful thing is Hemitrichia calyculata. It typically has stalked sporocarps. These are fruiting bodies which contain sporangia – the mold version of seeds. They look like the weird plants that featured in numerous 1950s science fiction B-movies. Or maybe even some strange alien egg pods, left to be discovered by innocent space travelers. No need to worry, though – at most they reach two and a half millimeters in height.” w/ photos
