I travelled to Scotland recently where I took this picture of an organism (see Photo). It was smooth, glossy and transparent like melting ice, and quite hard to the touch. It was not alone; there were four others close by, the biggest of which was about 20 centimetres across. Can any reader tell me what it is?
Alexander Markov, London, UKThere are lots of ideas about what this object is, none of which are conclusive. It does seem as though there is an army of different jelly-like objects invading our coasts. Check out "
Lump life" from The Last Word of 24 July 2004 - Ed
