haha!
//whether these phenomena prove that the mould is intelligent remains to be answered//
A bit like "intelligence", "life" and "consciousness", then.
Of course there are mysteries associated with slime moulds – just as there are mysteries associated with life and consciousness, but only because we do not understand life and consciousness at any worthwhile level.
The organisation of a slime mould is similar to the organisation of a colony of ants, or bees, or perhaps a sussuration of starlings. Or the organisation of a forest, in which there are chemical signals passed along the fungal mycellae
It appears to have direction and focus, but that might simply be the apparent effect of simple behavioural rules displaying in a way that humans interpret as intelligent.
Because we don't understand what consciousness is, we can't say whether there is a consciousness or intelligence at work.
What I was trying to say is that slime moulds are known as interesting organisms, to the point where there are many school science projects designed to investigate them.
The news story seemed to imply this was the first time such a colony of organisms has been seen, which is patent rubbish.