Very brittle, but not translucent at all. The dry/brittleness is the only symptom (not even all of them are this way, its only probably about 4 or 5 sets of the fan leaves) aside from the fact that the leaves are all drooping (all of them are drooping) . My cameras currently over at my friends apartment (big halloween party). A few of them have some very subtle (hard to notice) brownish spots on top of the leaves. Is there anything i can do to save her or is she headed straight for the grave?