A few years ago I found, on one or two occasions, a clear jelly like
substance on my lawn, sometimes draped over taller grass stalks. After a
few days it would turn brown, presumably from fungal growth.
Any ideas what it was?


John


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"JKS" writes:
| A few years ago I found, on one or two occasions, a clear jelly like
| substance on my lawn, sometimes draped over taller grass stalks. After a
| few days it would turn brown, presumably from fungal growth.
| Any ideas what it was?

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The Invasion Of The Slime Moulds III


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Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:02:49 +0000 (UTC), JKS wrote:

A few years ago I found, on one or two occasions, a clear jelly like
substance on my lawn, sometimes draped over taller grass stalks. After a
few days it would turn brown, presumably from fungal growth.
Any ideas what it was?

I agree with Nick, without a photo or more details, it does sound like a
slime mould.
Be very afraid.

Seriously, they're harmless and very interesting things especially under a
microscope.
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The Nightmare Continues! What Is Waiting For You In Your Back
Yard? You Will Never Sleep Without The Light On Again!

The Invasion Of The Slime Moulds III


Seriously :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Just googled for slime mould - there was a photo of some at Wimpole a couple
of miles from here. It was similar to what was on my lawn.
How fast does this stuff grow and move? There must have been 5 - 10 ml of
it each time and it appeared in the middle of the lawn overnight.

Regards
John


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The Nightmare Continues! What Is Waiting For You In Your Back
Yard? You Will Never Sleep Without The Light On Again!

The Invasion Of The Slime Moulds III


Seriously :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Just googled for slime mould - there was a photo of some at Wimpole a couple
of miles from here. It was similar to what was on my lawn.
How fast does this stuff grow and move? There must have been 5 - 10 ml of
it each time and it appeared in the middle of the lawn overnight.


The parts which you see, are known for their incredible speed of
growth/movment.. They are a speciality of their own..

Jim

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Just googled for slime mould - there was a photo of some at Wimpole a couple
of miles from here. It was similar to what was on my lawn.
How fast does this stuff grow and move? There must have been 5 - 10 ml of
it each time and it appeared in the middle of the lawn overnight.

It will have been there for some time, growing, but it expands with a
heavy dew, wather like snot on your handkie - but in reverse.

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