One for You natural historians...

Posted by: Tim Danaher on 26 March 2005

We've found some stuff in our garden. All I can say it that it appears to be some sort of spawn, but we're nowhere near any water. It's not frog or toad. It looks like caviar, roughly same size and shape, but it's embedded in this mucilaginous goo that's incredibly sticky. It's in among some dried leaves at ground level.

I've never seen anything like it in my life. Any ideas what it can be? Susi's afraid that whatever laid it might be back...
Posted on: 28 March 2005 by BigH47
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the chances of one catching you are miniscule

I'm not as quick as I used to be. Roll Eyes

Howard
Posted on: 28 March 2005 by oldie
Howard,
Sorry to point this out ,but have you noticed the irony of your location considering the topic? Smile

quote:
Crawley


SORRY Frown but someone had to do it Big Grin
oldie.
Posted on: 28 March 2005 by Berlin Fritz
Our Mick could well be classed as an Historical Natural I suppose !


Fritz Von Innit Big Grin
Posted on: 28 March 2005 by Berlin Fritz
quote:
Originally posted by oldie:
Howard,
Sorry to point this out ,but have you noticed the irony of your location considering the topic? Smile

quote:
Crawley


SORRY Frown but someone had to do it Big Grin
oldie.


I bet he drives an Alfa Alfa Romeo ? Winker running on all eight legs !
Posted on: 28 March 2005 by BigH47
Sorry no it's a VW Golf.

Howard
Posted on: 28 March 2005 by 7V
Shares a chassis with a Beetle doesn't it?

Like oldie said ...
Posted on: 29 March 2005 by Berlin Fritz
Wotta web ov intrigue it is !
Posted on: 31 March 2005 by Berlin Fritz
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Originally posted by 7V:
quote:
Originally posted by BigH47:
Are you sure that isn't for Vampires?

Hmmm, maybe I was referring to Vampire Snails.

Dangerous though they undoubtably are, the chances of one catching you are miniscule.

Regards
Steve M


But surely snails are regarded as travelling folk aka gypsies ?

Brian Smile
Posted on: 31 March 2005 by BigH47
Being a pedant:-
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Shares a chassis with a Beetle doesn't it?

Being a MKII Golf therefore it only shares a chassis with the Jetta.

Howard Razz
Posted on: 31 March 2005 by Berlin Fritz
avoiding saying the obvious, though I will anyway, shorely alfa's are Spiders ?


Fritz Von Spider in Germish is Spinner Big Grin