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    1. C00K1EM0n5TER on

      Lawn algae. Caused by wet conditions with bad drainage. Shade is also bad.

    2. brittanylouwhoooo on

      It looks like some time of jelly fungus. If it’s not in a high traffic area of your garden, I would leave it. They are generally beneficial organisms with the important task of breaking down decaying materials and in return provide valuable nutrients to other microorganisms in your soil. In most cases, fungal presence in the garden is friend not foe. Once it’s fulfilled its purpose there, the fruiting body will die and the beneficial underlying mycelium will remain.

    3. 95percentconfident on

      Too much shade and water in that part of your lawn. Removing those issues will improve the grass and solve the problem. Alternatively, take it as a sign from the universe to kill the lawn there and plant some lovely shade plants!

    4. Impressive_Top3847 on

      Or you could grab some in a jar & bring it to your local Extension Office. We have MSU extensions all over Michigan and depending on your state, whichever is the agricultural college is the one that would be most interested in the stuff. It could be something they’d want to study.

    5. Nostoc commune is eaten as a salad in the Philippines and is also eaten in Indonesia, Japan and China. In Taiwan, it is nicknamed 雨來菇 yǔ lái gū (meaning “post-rain mushroom”).Research indicates that consumption of Nostoc commune var. sphaeroides, in addition to consumption of other cyanobacteria, may be beneficial by means of an anti-inflammatory mechanism.[5]

      The related Nostoc flagelliforme, sometimes named as a variety of this species, is known as 发菜 fàcài in China. It forms part of the food traditionally served at the Lunar New Year.

    6. Primordial relative coming from nowhere probably wants to borrow money

    7. FunnyFarmer5000 on

      Also called witches butter. It’s Cyanobacteria that grow and photosynthesize where few other things can grow. It enriches the soil. It won’t hurt you.

    8. Ok I don’t usually mind graphic imagery, and I live on a ranch so I’ve seen my fair share of gross/gory stuff, but that first picture gave me a visceral reaction 😟

    9. xxhamsters12 on

      If you see a strange man in a police box in your garden you’ll know you need to worry then

    10. I saw this comment from another redditor a while back: It’s not always necessary to kill everything you don’t like, understand, or are afraid of.

    11. Ok_I_Guess_Whatever on

      That’s a chungus flam. Unfortunately it’s a sign that a race of gooey aliens has landed. It’s likely the animals nearby have been infected with shwream and are able to read your mind.

      Carefully, leave the area. If they pick up on your distress they WILL swarm and attack.

      Get to the moon tower. A scientist by the name of Schmitty has been synthesizing a repellent using the anal scent glands of a schnauzer, as we all know, is the universal shwream neutralizer.

      God speed.

      Keep us abreast on your journey to safety.

    12. Very ewww, gross. To rid Nostoc commune, attack w high pH, reduce wetness, and manually remove and trash.

    13. >Although we may not appreciate it growing in our lawns or on our pavement, Nostoc possesses many redeeming properties. Several Nostoc species have been used as both food and medicine for centuries and have more recently been evaluated for their pharmaceutical properties, including antibacterial metabolites, cholesterol regulation and control of certain cancers. They also have potential for being utilized to produce biofuels. Sometimes good things come in slimy packages.

      [https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/nostoc_a_green_jelly_like_substance_growing_in_lawns](https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/nostoc_a_green_jelly_like_substance_growing_in_lawns)

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