Intro to the slime mold:

The slime mold official name is: Physarym Polycephalum (PP). The PP is an amoeba. An amoeba does not have a clear cell wall so one could say that it consists of one large cell. The PP searches for its food (primarily starch based food like decaying wood) through growing ‘tentacles’. Once it has found a food source the ‘tentacle’ that did not find any food retract. Between the food sources a ‘tentacle’ remains. The PP pulsates at a speed of 1:90 seconds. This allows the PP to ‘communicate’ and transport its food through its ‘tentacles’. If it’s too dry and there is too much light, the PP retract and will create spores. These can survive for many years.

Our goal is to create a slime mold racetrack, allowing different slime mold cultures to compete against each other on a race track and meet the finish line or capture the flag. Possibly we will broadcast the races and allow designs of racetracks to be sent to us by the community.