An unexplained jelly-like substance which is said to occur during meteor showers has been found on a wildlife park in Somerset.A "weird" green slime said in folklore to appear at the same time as meteors hit Earth has been found in a birdlife park in Somerset. The RSPB have appealed for help in identifying the slime, which is said to be scattered on grass banks close to pools and lakes around Ham Wall Nature Reserve, near Glastonbury. The jelly-like substance could be bacteria, fungus or toad innards, wildlife experts said. Some believe it could be a substance that has been written about for centuries called star or astral jelly, which is said to appear in the wake of meteor showers. Its appearance has coincided with a meteor strike in Russia and the harmless fly-by of an asteroid at a record distance from Earth last week. Steve Hughes, the RSPB site manager at Ham Wall, said: "This past week we've been finding piles of this translucent jelly dotted around the reserve. "(It is) always on grass banks away from the water's edge. They are usually about 10cm (4in) in diameter. "We've asked experts what it might be, but as yet no one is really sure. Whatever it is, it's very weird." Tony Whitehead, an RSPB spokesman for the South West, added: "Although we don't know what it actually is, similar substances have been described previously. "In records dating back to the 14th Century it's known variously as star jelly, astral jelly or astromyxin. "In folklore it is said to be ...
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