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Wednesday, 9 February 2011
What is this?
Came across these blobs of jelly in the middle of a meadow at Llandegfedd Reservoir recently. But what are they? To me the jelly looks like undeveloped frog spawn. Any ideas?
I would agree with you there Steve.I was down Silent Valley the other day and there was Frogspawn in a small pool there.Right next to it on the path was the stuff you have here.
Likely to have been coughed up by a Heron. Herons sometimes eat female frogs that are full of spawn. The gelatinous material is vomited up as it is of no nutritional value. Alternatively, it could be ectoplasm left after a paranormal event!
I would agree with you there Steve.I was down Silent Valley the other day and there was Frogspawn in a small pool there.Right next to it on the path was the stuff you have here.
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ReplyDeleteJust like to add, these can also be from frog spawn vomited back up by Herons or possibly other predators...
ReplyDeleteLikely to have been coughed up by a Heron. Herons sometimes eat female frogs that are full of spawn. The gelatinous material is vomited up as it is of no nutritional value.
ReplyDeleteAlternatively, it could be ectoplasm left after a paranormal event!
Some say this is Star Jelly an association with meteorite activity we have examples of finds on Divis Mouintain above Belfast
ReplyDeleteSaw some of this at Tirpentwys LNR a couple of weeks ago on and below the fence at the top end.
ReplyDeleteHeard frogs in the pond up there this morning at 6.30am too.