When I was in elementry school, in Teaneck, NJ about ten years ago we had a playground that was covered in woodchips. Eventually we noticed there was something growing on the ground. I am pretty sure it was some type of fungus but the odd thing was that it moved. Not fast or anything but every few days it would be a little bigger and a few feet from where it had been. I'd say that it was a different growth except we put a tiny inkspot on it and the spot was always there. I seem to remember reading about something similar about a year later in some sort of nature magazine but I can't remember what it was. Eventually more sprouted up and the playground was overhauled and asphalt was placed in response to the fungus. From what I remember it was yellow-grayish color about an inch or so thick and in an undefined shape and about a foot wide in some areas. Also I believe it gave off a sickly smell but I could be wrong about that. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
2006-07-16
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