Mysterious Jelly Blobs in Oklahoma Lake ExplainedIn March 2024, boaters at McGee Creek Reservoir in Atoka County, Oklahoma, noticed strange jelly-like masses clinging to submerged tree limbs. At first glance, the blobs looked alien and unsettling. However, experts quickly revealed a much more ordinary explanation. Not So Mysterious After AllThe Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) confirmed that the masses are bryozoans, also called moss animals. These tiny, colonial creatures form groups made up of individual units called zooids. How Bryozoans Form BlobsBryozoans appear gelatinous because of a chitin shell. Underwater, the shell feels soft; on land, it hardens. When...
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