Marvelous, Macro Array of Colorful Slime Molds

[Donkees]

Pink Stemonitis. All images © Barry Webb

Blown wildly out of proportion in large format, the slime molds that British photographer Barry Webb captures seem atmospheric and sculptural. Stemonitis, for example, looks like dozens of thin pieces of wire with their ends coated in colored wax. But this fungi-like form is one of hundreds of kinds of slime mold, and it typically only reaches a height of about two centimeters at the most. Thanks to Webb’s macro photos, we glimpse a phenomenally beautiful world up-close that is otherwise virtually invisible.


Lamproderma scintillans

Webb’s image of a species called Lamproderma scintillans, partly engulfed by a water droplet, won the Botanical Britain category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards. Several of his photos are on display in large format in the exhibition Mythos Wald at Gasometer Oberhausen in Germany, which continues through the end of the year. And in the U.K., see Webb’s awarded images in the 2026 International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Find more on his Instagram.


Arcyria denudata


Cribraria aurantiaca


Cribraria argillacea


Woodlouse and Stemonitis


https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/barry-webb-slime-mold-photos/

[2naSalit]

1. Fascinating!

Eerily beautiful.