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**Tap water. | **Tap water. | ||
**A plasmodium or sclerotium-available from biological supply houses. | **A plasmodium or sclerotium-available from biological supply houses. | ||
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**Cover container bottom with piece of paper towel. | |||
**Place piece of living plasmodium or sclerotium on paper towel. | |||
**Moisten paper towel with tap water and drain off excess water. | |||
**Add one oat flake near slime mold. | |||
**Place lid over dish and place in a dark place at room temperature (e.g. place in a drawer or closet). | |||
**Next day examine culture and sprinkle with water to give Physarum a gentle rinse and pour off excess water (rinsing improves growth). Add 1-3 additional oat flakes near advancing front of plasmodium. | |||
**Continue to examine, rinse, and feed daily or every few days. | |||
Additional cultures are easily made by transferring a plasmodial covered oat flake to another container. Producing several cultures is desirable to ensure that you don't loose an only culture due to a unforeseen failure of a plasmodium. Also, having more than one culture allows you to test the effects of different treatments on the slime mold (e.g. exposure to light, cold, different food sources, etc.). |
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