Mysterious orange ball shaped growths in my bluebonnet patch

I found odd an looking orange, ball-shaped growth spread out in a largish patch in my bluebonnet patch this morning. What could this be and should I remove it? pictures attached.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 04/13/2017 @ 10:32 pm

These orange balls are the reproductive stage of slime mold.
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