Ombudsman means citizen representative. They investigate reported complaints, report findings and help achieve resolutions. They can help one person resolve a problem, address issues that affect several residents or work to change a systemic problem.mbudsman means citizen representative. They investigate reported complaints, report findings and help achieve resolutions. They can help one person resolve a problem, address issues that affect several residents or work to change a systemic problem.
But when food and water are scarce, the mass separates into smaller blobs. The Plasmodium forms stalks topped by sphere-like fruiting bodies that contain spores that are carried by the rain or wind to new locations. Cellular slime molds also produce spores, but these germinate into amoeba-like cells. The cells happily go their individual ways, as long as food and water are available.
Foamy patches that form in gardens and on lawns after a period of rain or after applying freshly ground mulch are the fruiting bodies of slime molds. The patches may be almost any color and are often described as resembling dog vomit. Slime mold is more unsightly than harmful and does not cause plant diseases.