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Mysterious "star jelly" found

By T.K. Randall
October 24, 2011 · Comment icon 22 comments

Image Credit: CC 2.0 Richard Webb
Mysterious blobs of translucent jelly found in Britain's Lake District have baffled scientists.
Reports of the substance go back years, with records stretching as far as the 14th century. Some believe the jelly falls from space ( hence the name "star jelly" ) while others are under the impression that it is somehow related to frogs or worms.
The Lake District fells have been invaded by 'The Blob', a translucent jelly which is said in folklore to be from outer space. Within the past week the mysterious translucent jelly has materialised in and around the fells of Patterdale, Cumbria.


Source: Daily Mail | Comments (22)




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Comment icon #13 Posted by Mystery001 14 years ago
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Comment icon #14 Posted by HawkLord 14 years ago
"Star Jelly" I wonder what flavour raspberry perhaps
Comment icon #15 Posted by JGirl 14 years ago
the 'mysterious' jelly isn't new, there have been lots of reports over the years. i'm more freaked about the frogs and fish and other creatures that fall out of the sky!
Comment icon #16 Posted by WhiteButterfly 14 years ago
alien poop!
Comment icon #17 Posted by FlyingAngel 14 years ago
so no answer yet?
Comment icon #18 Posted by eqgumby 14 years ago
"Star Jelly" I wonder what flavour raspberry perhaps Uhhh...star flavored of course...duh!
Comment icon #19 Posted by SCHMITTHEAD 14 years ago
IM GOING WITH ALIEN POOP!! raspberry flavored.
Comment icon #20 Posted by eternalsoul 13 years ago
I found this stuff in 2009 near allentown pa
Comment icon #21 Posted by JayMark 13 years ago
Mysterious translucent jelly? "Oh well I can see that you finally found my wife/husband." says the guy/woman. Note that I was equally mean to both sexes.
Comment icon #22 Posted by Rafterman 13 years ago
What say you on this topic Mr. Dunning: http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4299 My summation on star jelly is that it's a mistake to consider it a single phenomenon. Every case of some jellylike slime found on the ground is unique, and should be treated as such. There are so many possibilities; every given case, on visual and tactile data alone, offers at least two or three possibilities from Earth's own taxonomic kingdoms. Is any star jelly actually from the stars? Maybe some of it is, but it would be the exception not the rule; and has yet to be supported with evidence.


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