Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
It's the mulch .. after a little research when I discovered it I found it's not uncommon for them to appear in mulch that's kept damp. The floor of my gh is cypress mulch.
Linda, after seeing your last two picture it looked like a tongue to me too!
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