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    Posted: 20 Jun 2016 at 4:32pm
Pruning back the Marsh Marigold in our pond I have discovered some jellylike substance clinging to the underside of one of the stalks nearest the water...


Not wanting to ruin the habitat of an amphibian but keen not to be providing a creche for slugs (???) I thought I'd ask you good folk for an ID....



Edited by Iminei - 20 Jun 2016 at 4:50pm
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No photo?
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Sorry....any better???
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote will Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jun 2016 at 7:03pm
looks like pond snail egg capsule to me, maybe?
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Do they come out of the water to lay???
There's nothing discernible inside (that I can see)...but then my eyesight has seen ...hahahahaha...better days!

Keep or chuck???
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote will Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jun 2016 at 7:09am
oops - sorry! I thought you'd lifted the plant out of the water - could be a land snail egg capsule, though I suppose if the water level has dropped at all it could have been laid by a pond snail and then the eggs have been left high and dry-ish.
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...keep? to see what emerges
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