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Nostoc, also known as star jelly, troll's butter, spit of moon, fallen star, witch's butter (not to be confused with the fungi commonly known as witches' butter), and witch's jelly, is the most common genus of cyanobacteria found in a variety of both aquatic and terrestrial environments that may form colonies composed of filaments of moniliform cells in a gelatinous sheath of polysaccharides. [1]
An instance of unidentified star jelly on Grimmia pulvinata, a species of moss. 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.
Start a new family tradition this December 24 by opening Christmas Eve boxes. Here's where to buy them and DIY ideas on how to make them for extra festive fun.
This year, Keith Urban, Kane Brown, and Jelly Roll are headlining! So, if you're idea of a fantastic NYE involves stellar vocals, be sure to tune in to CBS starting at 8 p.m. ET. Mickey Bernal ...
Christmas gift-bringers in Europe. This is a list of Christmas and winter gift-bringer figures from around the world. The history of mythical or folkloric gift-bringing figures who appear in winter, often at or around the Christmas period, is complex, and in many countries the gift-bringer – and the gift-bringer's date of arrival – has changed over time as native customs have been ...
These DIY Valentine’s Day crafts are the perfect handmade Valentine's Day gift for a sweetheart. Most of these craft ideas take 30 minutes or less to make.
Children expectantly received a selection box each year and regarded them as a main Christmas gift. More recently the commercial arms of the chocolate companies insist on filling their festive selection boxes with predefined chocolate bar selections, and many a child will receive in excess of six selection boxes each Christmas. [2] [3] [4]
Peanut Butter Blossoms. As the story goes, a woman by the name of Mrs. Freda F. Smith from Ohio developed the original recipe for these for The Grand National Pillsbury Bake-Off competition in 1957.