Fungus of some sort ?

I think so- we've had such ridiculous amounts of rain, heat, humidity in the past week after that dry spring.

Mushrooms. Beneficial to the soil so unless you have dogs that like to eat everything in sight then they are harmless overall.

One of the many slime molds of the Mycetozoan group. In this case, the mold is already in the process of drying up. What look like brown structures is probably the dried mold clinging to blades of grass. Common names: Slime mold, the Blob, Dog Vomit fungus. Formally classified as fungi, but no longer.

Al

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tapla said: One of the many slime molds of the Mycetozoan group. In this case, the mold is already in the process of drying up. What look like brown structures is probably the dried mold clinging to blades of grass. Common names: Slime mold, the Blob, Dog Vomit fungus. Formally classified as fungi, but no longer.

Al

Holey snot bubbles batman........you make it sound like sumthin frum another planet......

Pretty interesting, they can also move

Yes, they are very sensitive to chemicals in the air and can detect food. The "blobs" usually form when food is scarce. I'm not sure if they've figured out how this mass of single celled amoeba-like organisms can work in concert to pull up stakes and start moving to a new location.

Al

crawgarden said: Pretty interesting, they can also move

On their millions of tiny tiny legs?

Yep, i'd mix round-up, malathian an sevins dust in my sprayer an go to town on those rascles.

Zeta7 said: Holey snot bubbles batman........you make it sound like sumthin frum another planet......

Apparently sensient snot bubbles. Don't let the dog sleep on the lawn when the hungry fungus army is on the march!

Ya all in true form today!

I don't think any treatment is needed. (At least, not an herbicide and insecticides I think Phil is kidding) Maybe wash off the grass with a hose. It's entirely of this planet and was here long before all of us.

Spot on, Sally.
Al

Zeta7 said: Yep, i'd mix round-up, malathian an sevins dust in my sprayer an go to town on those rascles.

SallyG is right. No insecticides needed. (I would recommend a flamethrower).