Thats how the mysterious droppings got the name star jelly.
What exactly is star jelly is hard to determine.
Or they are gelatinous food disgorged by animals.
Star jelly discovered during autumn can be explained by this phenomenon.
During this season, the adult female frog carries a batch of eggs ready to lay the following spring.
As the eggs pass down the oviduct, each egg is surrounded by jelly secreted by the oviduct wall.
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Many star jelly blobs are also probably slime molds.
They were originally thought to be fungi, but are no longer classified as such.
Slime molds live off dead plant matter feeding on microorganisms.
They appear as gelatinous slime and can easily be mistaken for star jelly.
Star jelly sightings are fairy common.
Many modern sightings, however, turn out to be something completely different.
Investigators suspected the compound came from a nearby battery reprocessing plant, although there issome skepticismin the conclusion.
They reported that the jelly gave off a dull purple glow.
When they tried to pick it up, it dissolved into an odorless, sticky scum.
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The enduring mystery of star jelly continued to inspire Hollywood.
