French Fries?
Gatorade?
Pot-head sewer rats?
Paperweight for a god?
Mutant squirrel?

Click on each picture to the left to find out what the hell it is.

Natural parasites called Bot flies cause our squirrels to go lumpy. They live under the squirrel’s hide and produce the swellings, called warbles. The flies don't hurt the squirrel, but yuk. Entomology professor Frank Slansky says not to worry. "As far as I know, no human has ever reported an infestation." Uh, pass the bug spray. -Joy Weitzel

When John Henry sculpted "Alachua" in 1985, the last thing he had in mind was a Super Value Meal. "Ultimately, I just wanted to create something that could become part of UF's natural environment. If students hang out on it or use it as a campus landmark, then I accomplished my mission." -Darren Wendroff

Those neon-green puddles are not contaminated. "Leaks in the chilled water pipe system are detected by dying the water, which causes the neon green puddles," says Lacy Rabon, physical plant superintendent. The pipes corrode because Florida's element-ricj soil, and also because "they're just really old." -Daniel Aguirre

Ever wonder what that vapor is that bellows out of the manholes on campus? Yeah, we did too. According to Rabon, “It’s just steam from the heating system.” Whew. “But if we see a hole blowin’, it probably means we have a leak.” A leak! Not to worry, Rabon says it’s harmless, unless you’re broccoli. -Allen Roberts

Biblical times may be the last thing you think of when you see the structure outside the physics building, but that’s what artist John T. Young had in mind. "I designed 'Moses' with physics in mind, and the 10 slabs allude to the 10 commandments. It ties in the idea of relating laws to people, which is what physics is about." -Paulette Perhach

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