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Were they in a vodka martini?
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I'm guessing it's a blue ink pen. But I relate to Theo's ?.
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I agree with Theo.................and the martini looks dirty.
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They remind me of grapes, fleshy, about 1/4" thick skin and filled with water
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I'm not real familiar with freshwater jelly's, could that be it?
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Thanks for posting the pictures. I had the same thing in shallow water and posted about it a few weeks ago. Didn't really get an answer that solved the mystery.
They are like jelly beans without the hard covering.
Maybe it's a Michigan thing. I thought only I was being invaded by pods.
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good to see someone else has seen them, I thought I was crazy! Hopefully someone who knows somethin about em is on here... I've seen them in 3 or 4 ponds in my area... Can anyone help???
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UPDATE
Finally I got ahold of an old college prof... Nostoc is the name they came up with. Colonial cyanobacteria that create filaments to stick together in grape-like balls. Often they can be found on the stalks of submersed plants, looking like a growth of the plant and not a separate colony. They thrive in the nutrient-rich warm water of late summer, sometimes even known to grow in mud puddles and wet lawns!
So theres the answer to the mystery, hope someone learns somethin!
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thats cool justin, thanks for the update. i was thinking some form of bryozoan, but didnt really have a clue.
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That was my thought too, but I couldnt find any buccal openings, thats what sent me down the plant path... I also found that people in the far east stir fry them for a delicacy! I think I'll pass
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Justin - Thanks for the follow up. Always interested in learning what is going on in my ponds.
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