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35 Curious Pictures That Can Only Be Described As ‘Moldly Interesting’
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Our planet is such an amazing place. There are so many wonders surrounding us, and yet still so much that remains unknown, just waiting to be discovered. Interestingly, some of the most fascinating things are right at our fingertips.
An online group called "Moldly Interesting" is a great example of that! With over 250k active members, the community proves that something as ordinary as mold can still surprise us. This is the place dedicated to the most "moldy" content, where people share some intriguing-looking forms of mold. Scroll down and check out the list of images we've prepared for you, and we guarantee you will be asking yourself, "What have I just seen?"
Also, if you’re interested in learning some cool facts about mold, we have reached out to Dasha Plesen, who is an expert in this field, so make sure to read our interview.
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#1
Colourful Mold
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#2
This Jack O Lantern With Mold Growing From Inside
#3
This Mold Looks Like A Baby Seal
#4
I Had Prepared A Few Agar Plates And Stored Them In A Poorly Sterilized Bag For A While. Now It Has Become Art
#5
Not Mine, But Happy Holidays Everyone. 🎄
#6
A Tin Of Cat Food Left Out Created Some Bizarre And Creepy Mold
#7
I Was Out Of Commission With Pneumonia For A Week And A Half. Got Up To Clean House When I Discovered This. It Seemed Like I Could Pet It Like A Dog. Insane
#8
Swab Taken From The Bottom Of My Lab Partner's Shoe Grew This Masterpiece
#9
Mold
#10
My Friend Just Found This In His Fridge. He Thinks It Was Mashed Potatoes At One Point
#11
Pineapple With A Staring Problem
#12
Mold Is Evolving
WindySwede 3 years ago
Looks like the beginning of a scifi movie, where someones starts to shrink and falls into the coffee..
#13
This Decorative Gourd Started Molding In An Interesting Way 👽
#14
Moldy Watermelon Juice Breeds Little Jiggly Puffs
#15
The Mold In My Marmalade This Morning
#16
Black Pin Mold That Spawned From A Bowl Of Cat Food That Has Been Soaked In Water For A Few Weeks
Disgruntled Pelican 3 years ago
Is this how the cat distribution system works? Leave out food long enough and you just grow your own cat?
#17
My English Muffin's Mold Looks Like A Sunflower
#19
Not Mine, Cool As Hell
David A Paterson 3 years ago
Agar plate, someone has had a lot of fun growing that flower garden.
#20
Crazy Mold We Got Growing From Under Our Deck
#21
Friendly (?) Neighborhood Slime Mold
#22
I Clean Up Mold For A Living, This Is Some Of The Worst I’ve Ever Seen
#23
I Work In A Plant Tissue Culture Lab. Contamination Sucks, But Sometimes It’s Beautiful!
#24
My Friend Left Some Rice In This Pot And Put It In The Back Of Her Cupboard. This Is What She Found Yesterday
#25
Sorry I Just Had To 🥰
#26
Heard You Guys Would Enjoy This Here, Car Parked Next To Me, Hasn’t Been Moved In Months, Took A Look Inside…
#27
Film Of Mold On Water
#28
Fuzzy Strawberries And One Seemingly Immune Strawberry
NewNicknameAlert 3 years ago
That lone strawberry probably started the mold and is acting innocent lol
#29
Til Highlithers Can Grow Mold
#30
Forgot About A Can Of Wolf Brand Chili In Back Of Fridge And The Mold Growing Looks Like Wolf Hair
Amy Manning 3 years ago
Where did you think wolves came from? Go put it in the yard so it can find its pack!
#31
Canned Peaches
#32
The Previous Tenant Never Mentioned To Their Landlord That The Toilet Upstairs Was Leaking For 3 Years
#33
This Mold Growing On Some Spam
#34
The Nifty Kiwi Seed Like Mold Growing From Some Kiwi 🥝
#35
Found On A Very Old Instant Coffee . Trying To Identify What It Is
#37
A Family Of Happy Mice. (I Forgot A Box Of Strawberries In The Fridge Before Leaving Home A Month Ago)
#38
This Spaghetti Grew Green Hair
The Original Bruno 3 years ago
Congratulations. I've seen angel-har pasta. You have troll-hair pasta.
#40
This Used To Be Red Wine
#41
In The Back Of My Moms Fridge
#42
Our Dried Maitakes Weren’t Dried Enough It Seems
David A Paterson 3 years ago
Mushrooms contain a lot of water, and mold requires surprisingly little.
#43
Meet Melvin. We Found Him Growing In The Compost Bin
#45
A Forgotten Lemon
#46
Left This Loaf Of Sourdough Bread Unattended For Just 6 Days. Wasn't Expecting This When I Opened The Bread Box
Undercover 3 years ago
Never put baked goods in airtight sealed containers! Better slightly dry bread than mold infestation
#47
Should I Be Alarmed?
#48
This Moldy Spider I Found While Cleaning My Shed
CORGI QUEEN 3 years ago
That's a zombie spider I don't know too much about them other than they get infected and start coming back to life but surrounded by mold
#50
Jar Of Sugar Left In Storage For 20 Years
#51
This Mold On My Bread Looks Like It's Trying To Disguise Itself As A Boiled Egg
#52
The Only Island I Can Afford
#53
I've Been Sick And Didn't Have The Energy To Clean My Room Until Now, And Me And My Dad Thought It Looked Interesting!
#55
Forgot Spaghetti With Mushrooms In The Microwave For A Week. Now It's A Floofly Ball Of Mold
#56
Cat Sick That Was Left To Mature For A Few Days 😰
The only Plueschopossum 3 years ago
Well, it looks like the mold growing on the opened cat food. Coincidence? 🧐
#57
A Fuzzy Steering Wheel Cover?
#58
Work Has Been Neglecting The Salami Kitchen…
Shelli Aderman 3 years ago
Oh no! (But isn’t that expected on salami, just in lesser quantities?)
#59
Cleaned Out The Fridge Today And Found This Hidden On The Back Of The Top Shelf - This Used To Be Vegan Cream Cheese
#60
Sister Used My iPad And I Later Found It In This Condition, This Is Mold Right? I Wiped It Down With A Wet Wipe, Is That Good Enough?
#61
Mesmerizing Old Sourdough Starter I Found In The Fridge
#62
Growing In The Toilet
#64
Care For A Slice?
#65
My Beans Turned To Brains
#66
Heading To France Tomorrow. Found This Well Matured Camembert From A Year Ago In My Luggage
#67
Chicken Sausage I Forgot About For A While
#68
Extremely Moldy Turkey
#70
Vegan Chili Forgotten In The Garage Fridge
#71
Does This Look Like Mold?
#72
I Present You: The Nespresso Mold
#73
Free Upvote For Guessing What This Used To Be
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David A Paterson 3 years ago
OMG. I never knew that mold came in so many shapes and colours. I'm beginning to suspect that very few of these are native to my country. Beautiful article, BP.
David A Paterson 3 years ago
OMG. I never knew that mold came in so many shapes and colours. I'm beginning to suspect that very few of these are native to my country. Beautiful article, BP.
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