What is this growing?

( Kim) Zion, IL(Zone 5a)

I have a Terrarium of AV leaves and they have gotten pretty big so I decided today to put in small pots but when I was taking them out I started to pull all this out of my Terrarium. I don't think its roots because it is very long and course,
I will also put this question in the Container form but I thought maybe scents I am growing AV someone might have idea, I use my regular potting soil that I do all my planting with but I have never seen any of this in my plants or in the dirt when I do transplanting
Dimmer,
The next picture will be from my Terrarium

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( Kim) Zion, IL(Zone 5a)

This is the plants

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Andalusia, AL(Zone 8b)

Good morning!

It looks like human hair with dirt stuck on it.Is that possible? LOL.

( Kim) Zion, IL(Zone 5a)

No I thought it was the same thing but its not. It looks like Fishing line but I don't fish and I am the only one here
Lom

Andalusia, AL(Zone 8b)

Maybe someone at the dirt factory was going fishing the day they bagged your dirt and dropped it. .hee,hee. You have a mystery!

( Kim) Zion, IL(Zone 5a)

Yes I do

Lubbock, TX(Zone 7a)

I've seen that type of stuff in bromeliad soil. I always thought it was like a coco fiber or something. Maybe hair?! Yuck! LOL

Taft, TX(Zone 9a)

Are you using a soil-less mix with perlite and vermiculite added? I have never seen anything like this in the mix I just mentioned.

North Augusta, ON

It's a moss!!!!!!

I just cleaned out my fish tank and lo and behold, this hairy/fish line type stuff was growing in there!!!! A light bulb came on and I yelled out loud "that's what Dimmer's got!!" (Mom thinks I've lost it)

North Augusta, ON

This stuff:

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Taft, TX(Zone 9a)

that is weird looking, threegardeners.................yikes.........where did it come from??

North Augusta, ON

Growing in my aquarium--I have all live plants in there, don't like the plastic, fake ones, and there it was, growing amongst the other plants.

( Kim) Zion, IL(Zone 5a)

My gosh how does it get there any idea? so its Moss Wow that is pretty weird Thanks
Dimmer/Kim

SW, WI(Zone 4b)

Dimmer...I think it's some Osmunda fern fiber that wasn't 'chopped' enough before put into your potting mix.
(Many potting mixes have Osmunda fern fiber within, but it's usuallly very well 'chopped'.

threegardeners - I think you're right about yours, it looks like some 'live' spagnum moss to me.
Also part of some potting mixes and usually 'dead' when we receive it, either in our potting mixes or seperately as 'dried sphagnum moss'.

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