J3788 : Mystery jelly, Woodburn

taken 14 years ago, 4 km N of Greenisland, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Mystery jelly, Woodburn
Mystery jelly, Woodburn
What I initially thought was a slime mould is probably frogspawn, left behind when a female frog has been eaten by a predator. My thanks to Lairich Rig LinkExternal link who writes that:

"Before the frogspawn is produced, the jelly is stored internally, separately from the black mass of eggs. If the frog is eaten, the eggs are also sometimes eaten soon afterwards, leaving just isolated blobs of jelly."

The jelly was found on wet grass very close to a reservoir at Woodburn.

See also NS3878 : Mystery blob of jelly in the woods & NT3707 : Pwdre ser - a slime mould?.

Any further clarifications or suggestions are welcomed.
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J3788, 12 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Saturday, 14 November, 2009   (more nearby)
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Tuesday, 17 November, 2009
Category
Slime mould   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 374 888 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:43.7317N 5:52.0768W
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Irish: geotagged! J 374 888
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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