![Slime molds, like this dog vomit mold, pop up in Georgia every time it rains.
This mold sprang up next to a corn plant in a Georgia garden this srping. It's not harmful but seems to gross out unsuspecting gardeners.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/978/dog-vommit.jpg)
Attack of the slime molds
Most of the time when people call their University of Georgia Extension office, they are typically fairly calm, but when they call to report a science-fiction-type growth has taken up residence in their yard, their nerves are usually on edge.