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Star jelly (also called astromyxin, astral jelly) is a gelatinous substance sometimes found on grass and less commonly on the branches of trees. [1] According to folklore, it is deposited on the Earth during meteor showers. It is described as a translucent or grayish-white gelatin that tends to evaporate shortly after having "fallen".
Tales of the hidebehind may have been used as an explanation of strange noises in the forest at night. Early accounts describe hidebehinds as large, powerful animals, despite the fact that no one was able to see them. Other sources suggest that the Hidebehind makes hissing noises, such as a viper would. [citation needed]
The tree produces spiky green fruits about the size of a golf ball, which turn brown and drop off the tree over an extended period beginning in fall and continuing over the winter.
The insects were found in the United States for the first time in 2002. They were first discovered in Texas in 2016 in Harrison County near Caddo Lake. They are in 24 Texas counties, including ...
The forest as a place of magic and danger is found among folklore wherever the natural state of wild land is forest: a forest is a location beyond which people normally travel, where strange things might occur, and strange people might live, the home of monsters, witches, and fairies.
NO. 4: ‘STRANGE’ 8-EYED CREATURE — A SPEEDY HUNTER — FOUND IN INDIA. IT’S A NEW SPECIES ... Photos show the brightly colored animal found in tree hollows and coastal forests of Vietnam. ...
The young can frequently be found on herbaceous shrubs and grasses, while the adults more often frequent hardwood tree species. Excess sap becomes concentrated as honeydew, which often attracts ants. Some species have a well-developed ant mutualism, and these species are normally gregarious as well, which attracts more ants.
The Taiwanese tree-dwelling wolf spider has been found in forests of four counties in southern and eastern Taiwan, the study said. A Hogna arborea, or Taiwanese tree-dwelling wolf spider, looking ...