What is this? The woman is shocked by the mysterious fat found in her garden after a rain bomb – and the rough jelly object divided experts
- A Sydney woman found mucus stains in her front garden after rain
- Initially, she believed that mucus was a jellyfish, even though she lived far from the water
- A top botanist explained where the substance came from
A gardener has been puzzled by mucus stains forming on her lawn after a “rain bomb” exploded over Australia’s east coast this week.
Marushka Lupis from Como c SydneyInitially, southerners believed that the slime she first discovered three weeks ago was a jellyfish – although it lives a mile from the ocean.
Ms. Lupis was even more confused when more of the substance materialized on her lawn after this week’s heavy rain.
One woman was puzzled when she came across mucus stains in her garden, most of which appeared after Sydney was soaked in the “rain bomb” on Wednesday
Said Mr Lupis Yahoo News Australia that the mucus looked and felt like a “hard, rubber paperweight.”
“You can push them and they come back,” she said. “It’s definitely a sea creature. If it’s not from the sea, I have no idea what they are ?! ‘
Ms. Lupis is one of many people who have noticed the same jelly substance in recent weeks – and the answer to her question is quite simple.
The substance is “mucus” produced by flame trees in response to the activity of insects from wood cuts, according to Brett Sumrell, chief botanist at the Australian Institute of Botanical Sciences.
Several Sydney residents have already encountered the strange substance on footpaths and roads
Mr Summerell said: “What we are seeing right now with the rain that will not stop is that the trees are taking in so much water that they have to throw a lot of it back out of their systems, leaving the succulent mixture under them.
The slime and water substance looks like spilled glue or transparent jellyfish, which are sometimes washed on the beaches.
The juicy mixture is quite caustic and can cause damage if left on top of a unfortunately parked car.
Like Jacarandas, fire trees can bloom on bare branches, but only occasionally – every five years.
At this time of year, most trees have nail-shaped leaves and seed pods if they have bloomed.
Illawarra fire trees usually bloom once every five years in an amazing manifestation after getting rid of their leaves
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