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Slug plus slug

on 28 Aug 2010

In the Gabriola woods there are sometimes sparkly patches of slime on ferns and things. I’d surmised that slugs might be responsible, but why a patch of slime instead of a trail? So, hmm. I guess this is why. Related blog post: Slugs. Oh my! If you haven’t already seen the video there, go take [...]

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Gabriola’s strangest web

on 28 Jun 2010

I often find puzzling things in the Gabriola woods, but this tops all recent discoveries. You know those spiderwebs that look like they’re made of fine silk? Right. So this is one like that, but parts of the web are made of of slime instead of web. The shiny bits look like they’ve come out [...]

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