By Elizb
County Down,
United Kingdom 
Strange blobs of white substance in our garden covering area about 30ft x30ft over a week ago turned black after the rain there are about 8 blobs can you please tell me what this is.
10 Nov, 2016
Answers
Yep, agree, slime mould,specifically, Fuligo septica - link below is about slime mould, with photos, and this one is shown further down in the link, so scroll down if you're interested
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/slime1.htm
They'll pass on their own, by the way...
10 Nov, 2016
uggh! That's exactly what it looks like Landgirl100
10 Nov, 2016
I was going to suggest snow until you mentioned " turning black ".
10 Nov, 2016
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Might be a form of dog's vomit fungus (yes, really!). It comes in different colours and goes black when producing spores. It's a slime mould and does no harm.
10 Nov, 2016