Animal, vegetable or mineral?

jennyb · #1 (**permalink**) 19-01-2008, 10:01 AM

Does anyone have any idea what this is?

It is not a very good photo because a) it is raining and b) it was underneath my car. It is right behind the front wheel, so maybe I drove over it when I came in last night, but somehow, I think it would be more squashed if I did that.

Any suggestions?

Jenny

Bruce Williams · #2 (**permalink**) 19-01-2008, 10:45 AM

Excellent photo of whatever it is Jenny

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My very inexpert guess would be a Myxomycetes of some type - be interesting to know if it's changed shape or moved since you photographed it.

Interesting post - I'll be checking back regularly to see what our more expert members think.

Bruce

Deer Stalker · #3 (**permalink**) 19-01-2008, 10:47 AM

Hi Jenny.

I reckon its the remains of a frog. Looks like the egg mass.

AndyC · #4 (**permalink**) 19-01-2008, 12:50 PM

I'd go with squashed frog too.

Maybe you ran over it

and the more palatable bits have been scavenged by something like rat, Fox or crow?

Don't feel bad about it

Andy

trufflehunter · #5 (**permalink**) 19-01-2008, 01:02 PM

looks like prematurely expelled toadspawn, have you checked your tyre for a toad?

jennyb · #6 (**permalink**) 19-01-2008, 02:59 PM

You guys are good! Mystery solved. When I moved the car, there was a dead frog underneath it about 1 metre away from the stuff in the photo. The frog was relatively intact except for a cut along its side where everything has fallen out. It was not squashed so I would guess that maybe I hit it coming in last night - it was dark and raining

The other option is that something attacked it and it crawled under the car for shelter?

I had no time to pick it up and dispose of it before going out today and I have just got back to find it has disappeared. So, I guess something got a free meal.

Thanks for your replies.

Jenny

Kayleigh · #7 (**permalink**) 19-01-2008, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jennyb

You guys are good! Mystery solved. When I moved the car, there was a dead frog underneath it about 1 metre away from the stuff in the photo. The frog was relatively intact except for a cut along its side where everything has fallen out. It was not squashed so I would guess that maybe I hit it coming in last night - it was dark and raining

The other option is that something attacked it and it crawled under the car for shelter?

I had no time to pick it up and dispose of it before going out today and I have just got back to find it has disappeared. So, I guess something got a free meal.

Thanks for your replies.

Jenny

You should post the pic on the road kill thread..