Mistletoe germinating

Thank you QWMom

Wow!

Thank you Karen

How interesting! Thanks for sharing Luis.

Thank you Leanne. Craig finally solved it.

Wow! I would never have guessed! So pleased your mystery was solved. I love this spotting even more now :) Well done Craig & well done Luis.

Thank you Telse.

Interesting Luis.

Thank you Scott Frazier and Lauren.

Thank you Chief, since I'm in Project Noah I'm seeing things that I had never seen before but they were always there.

This is so neat! I never would have known this was mistletoe and I grew up with lots of it in California.

Yes that's what I thought Luis, "body snatchers" Ha! An interesting, not your normal everyday spotting!

Thank you Craig Williams for the ID. You solved the mystery!

Best guess for this would be the seed of some kind of Mistletoe germinating. The fruits tend to be very sticky which forces birds to literally wipe their behinds on something to remove them when they defacate! More often than not they will wipe on a branch and if it's the right species, when they germinate a penetrating organ called a haustorium will venture into the host to draw water and nutrients from it. In this case (if I'm right) it is not going to have much luck with a metal fence!

Thank you Maria.

This is really fascinating!

Thank you Leanne and Cindy, I hope somebody can solve (ID) this one.

I just love mystery spottings! Great job, Luis!

Wow! Now there's a mystery. I see a fine silk thread around it? I hope you get an ID Luis. Great spotting!

I didn't touch it, I didn't know what it was.
Thank you Yuko.

Wow! Very interesting! I'm very curious what this is. I hope someone can help you with ID.

It remind me of a "body snatcher" from a sci fi film.

I have no idea what it is, looks plant or animal like hard to tell, mabye someone can figure it out.

It looks like a plant but ??? maybe something else ?

Yes Gerardo, I had never seen something like this.