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Please help to Identify; Jelly like substance
Topic Started: Feb 20 2017, 08:09 AM (470 Views)
SimonF
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Hiya, I wonder if anyone can help identify the attached pictures. Whilst out and about dogwalking in Sutton Park, my friend and I have come accross on a number of occasions a paste like Jelly Substance. Many thanks
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feedyourhedgehog
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Hello Simon...I haven't a clue but my guess would be some kind of slime mould or fungus...
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AnnB
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:hello5: Simon and welcome.

I'm sure someone on the forum will know the answer but in the meantime, I found this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/outdoors/articles/jelly/
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Eric Hardy
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:welcome2: Simon from me too. I can't help either but someone more knowledgeable than me might. Now that you have found the forum I hope you will explore it and, even better, contribute to it.
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Laurie P
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:welcome4: to the Forum Simon.

I also can't help to ID your jelly-like substance, but someone else may have a clue.

We look forward to hearing more about you and seeing more of your photos.
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earthdragon64
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:welcomeNUK: Simon. I've also seen and have photos of something very similar. It is often called "Star Jelly" and reports of it date at least as far back as the 14th century. Star Jelly is believed by some to have come from meteor showers, there's an interesting Wikipedia page about it which includes a few different theories about the origins of the jelly

Halfway down that page at the bottom of a section called "Examples", there is a little bit about he programme "Nature's Weirdest Events" which featured the jelly, and sent some off for DNA analysis, it turned out to be Frog with a trace of Magpie. This article in The Telegraph gives a good explanation as to how this may have happened.

Of course, there may be more than one type of jelly, and more than one cause. Personally I think the unfertilised frogspawn is a good explanation for your photos, and also what I saw. However, some may be slime moulds, or have some kind of man-made explanation like some of the examples on the Wikipedia page.

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JennyWren
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:hi1: welcome to NUK Simon ... i'm sure i've seen similar and wondered what it could be .

Ann and Audrey your links are very helpful , thanks for those :Cool:
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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Simon and a warm welcome to Nature UK.

A very interesting substance and equally fascinating links Ann and Audrey.

I might, if you allow Simon, submit your photo to a Mycologist i know, just to see if we have covered all bases.
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SimonF
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Hi all, sorry it took so long to get back to you, and thanks for all of the welcome messages, links and information. Dave yes that's no problem if you want to submit the photos to a Mycologist, thanks, perhaps we can find out a little more.

Many thanks to you all

Simon
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Davebutterflyman
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Thanks Simon and i'll submit the image over the weekend.
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