A villager shows a “creature” which is suspected as “Taisui”, a kind of myxomycete complex, or slime mold in Chengdu on September 29, 2015. The mysterious thing has yellow-colored appearance marked with black spots. Experts from Sichuan University said a gene identification is need before the creature being confirmed as “Taisui.” "Taisu," which is also the name of flesh-meat ganoderma, is a substance with medical functions, according to the Pen-tsao Kang-mu, a Chinese materia medica work written by Li Shizhen, one of the greatest Chinese doctors during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).(Photo/CFP)
