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Author Topic: What on Earth is This?  (Read 574 times)

JohnnyD

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What on Earth is This?
« on: September 03, 2013, 02:14:32 PM »
Under a clump of surplus vegetation Clare found this.
But whatever is it?
Looks a bit funguslike but ...........
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Re: What on Earth is This?
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2013, 03:29:59 PM »
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Re: What on Earth is This?
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2013, 04:19:17 PM »
Thanks Giles - I knew someone would know.
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Re: What on Earth is This?
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2013, 04:44:55 PM »
I call them birds nest fungus. Drops of rain falling in the cup shoot out the 'eggs'
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