The diatom Didymosphenia geminata secretes a mucopolysaccharide, and in the right conditions will overgrow, creating slimy macroscopic mats that cling to the bottom of lakes and streams. These mats have earned this species the nickname rock snot. The question: would this alga be less of a nuisance if we were to give it a more pleasant name?
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Photo by Stephen S. Nagy
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Heheh, “rock snot”.
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looks like mills beat me to the purchase of rocksnot.com.
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brerfly said:
Finn fell on some rock snot and broke her arm so I will always think of it as a nuisance!
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looking at plankton.
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mills said:
Nifty! Rocksnot.com is my new startup name. It’s like Groupon + Facebook, but more mobile; it uses NFC, and connects to purchase streams; and we’re targeting people who slip on rocks in streams.
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