Growing on the agar plate is a microbe called Shewanella oneidensis. It’s an electric bacterium that produces lots of heme proteins which are iron-containing biomolecules that give it a distinctive red colour
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Honestly all your responses to this have made my day
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Losing track of all your great photos but can’t wait to catch up tomorrow!
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