Re: Trails in the condensation on my terraria walls

From: Steve Clancy (sclancy@sun1.lib.uci.edu)
Date: Tue Jan 18 2000 - 15:25:08 PST


Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 15:25:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Clancy <sclancy@sun1.lib.uci.edu>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg165$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Trails in the condensation on my terraria walls

Matt, I get those trails as well. I used to think they were tiny worms,
but now I'm of the (untested) opinion that they are the trails left by
tiny droplets as they grow and move down and about the glass surface.

Anyone else?

--steve

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On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Sundew Sundew wrote:

> I've noticed trails in the condensation formed on the inside of the
> glass terraria. At the end of each trail (which almost seems
> random) is always something which, without closer inspection, looks
> like a little white bubble of liquid or some slimy creature (almost
> amoeba like!). Any ideas what they could be and could they harm CP?
> Whatever it is is either coming from my water or my soil (or seed!).
> I thought it could have been liquid but wouldnt expect liquid to
> move in such a pattern...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
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