Thats nuts - I cant imagine trying to manage 40 accounts. As you say, just do one account well, and it will probably be less effort.
In terms of the guesses for the thingy - I've no idea. I've looked at your two posts and they are about fish or coffee, therefore my guess is that its a spider web spun by a spider made out of wool !
Actually, I checked my blacklist for the farm, there's 56 of them on it!!