white blob of spider web looking thing?

[seiyafan]

Recently there are about 6-7 of these things show up on the lawn, especially apparently with the morning dew, they look like spider webs from a distance but up close it's a blob of light and airy fungus? Anyone have any ideas?

[seiyafan]

[turf_toes]

It’s nearly impossible to diagnose from an internet photo. It could be insects. But your description sounds like Dollarspot.

I’d take a sample and closeup photos and consult with your local cooperative extension.

[TimmyG]

Come now. Those are definitely spider webs. Just google images of "spider webs in lawn" and tell me that you have any doubt.

[andy10917]

I don't live far from Seiyafan, and I get spider webs in mid/late Summer, without it ever turning into damage in those spots. Could that be from Serenade applications protecting the blades? I dunno. I don't spend time tackling problems that don't seem to develop into real problems.

I act as if the spider web cause is something called "Spiders"...

[bpgreen]

At first I thought it was likely dollar spot, based on the fact that it's appearing in the early morning and the description that up close it looks like fungus. But when I blew up some of the pictures, it looks like there might be sort of a hole in the middle, which is the way some spiders build webs near the ground (they stay in the hole and come out when the web snags an insect).

I agree with TT--get closeups and grab a sample and take them to the county extension office for ID.

[glenforest]

Definitely spider webs. Google grass spider or funnel weaving spider for info. If you take a small twig and tap gently on the web like an insect landing, you may get the spider to rush out of the funnel looking to attack something.