Physarum polycephalum, an acellular [1] slime mold or myxomycete popularly known as "the blob", [2] is a protist with diverse cellular forms and broad geographic distribution.

Oct 17, 2019 · If you are in Paris, then you may have the pleasure to meet a mysterious microbeastie, “the blob”, a bright yellow unicellular critter that looks like a fungus but acts like an animal.

Dec 21, 2016 · It isn't an animal, a plant, or a fungus. The slime mold (Physarum polycephalum) is a strange, creeping, bloblike organism made up of one giant cell. Though it has no brain, it can learn from experience, as biologists at the Research Centre on Animal Cognition (CNRS, Université Toulouse III—Paul Sabatier) previously demonstrated.

Oct 17, 2019 · Meet the “blob,” an unusual organism which will go on display Saturday at the Paris Zoological Park, as part of a first-of-its-kind exhibition intended to showcase its rare abilities.

Oct 20, 2019 · The Paris Zoological Park is home to Physarum polycephalum, better known as "the blob," a unicellular organism capable of learning despite its lack of neurons. A brainless, bright-yellow...

Oct 18, 2019 · What has no mouth, no eyes, 720 sexes, and can detect food and digest it? If you miraculously guessed “the blob” (otherwise known as Physarum polycephalum), you’d be correct. According to CNN, the Paris Zoological Park showcased the mysterious organism on Wednesday, in preparation of its public unveiling on Saturday. The so-called blob ...

Oct 18, 2019 · The Blob isn't an animal, plant, or fungus, but actually a slime mold. It can heal itself after being cut in half, learn, find food, eat, move, and grow—all without a brain.

Oct 17, 2019 · Zoo staff named the creature the “blob” after a 1958 horror B-movie, in which a gloopy alien lifeform descends upon a Pennsylvania town and devours everything in its path.

Oct 17, 2019 · The curious single cell biological wonder -- called "the blob" -- has a bright yellow color and is capable of complex behavior, including sensing food and moving.

Oct 17, 2019 · Dubbed 'the blob', the zoo is hoping to draw in the crowds by featuring a goo-like brainless creature with no mouth and hundreds of sexes, which displays an ability to survive – even thrive – when dissected.