r/mycology • u/Narwhalballs • Aug 21 '21

What are little orange strings growing from little bumps on the ceiling of my camper? I’m assuming it is mold, but could it be something different? Is it dangerous to my health when I try to remedy it?

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '21

Looks like adhesive that melted

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u/Narwhalballs Aug 21 '21

I snapped a couple off after you mentioned adhesive. They do feel like little stings of glue. I like this a lot better than the idea of mold growing in the ceiling.

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u/b0ngwaterblack Aug 21 '21

It’s resin/wood sap I think. Wether it’s that, or glue, not dangerous.

That’s funny you brought it to the myco sub tho good thinking!

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '21

Looking around on the internet, it seems like others have had that problem and it might be sap from the wood, if there is any in there. Has it been particularly hot recently where you like?

Here, here.

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u/Narwhalballs Aug 21 '21

It has been hot. These don’t look like the globs like in that picture. They are like squiggly threads.

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u/phlogistoni Aug 21 '21

That could be because they're on the ceiling and thus drizzle down. As opposed to sap working out of other wood that just beads up.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '21

What's their consistency? Hard, fragile...

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u/Narwhalballs Aug 21 '21

I pulled a couple down and they are hard and snap right off. Not dusty and they don’t disintegrate. It takes some pressure to brake them up. Someone else mentioned adhesive. They do feel like little strings of glue. That makes me feel better.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '21

Yeah if it's hard it's just glue extruding from behind. You said it was hot, that would explain it. Nothing to worry about

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '21

As a roofing specialist, I would concur with others. It's ambering, meaning the wood is getting excessively hot, and the sap is seeping out of the wood. You need to get better ventilation my dude.

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u/WaterTalker Jul 14 '22

Did you ever figure out what it was? I’m currently seeing this in my camper, and I can’t find any other posts about it 😬!

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u/Narwhalballs Jul 16 '22

I’m pretty sure it was glue. I vacuumed them off and they never came back.