Yeah. That’s how my Tuesday began.

I walked into the kitchen, coffee still brewing, and there it was — the weird, pink foam on the wall. Pussy willow — about eight centimeters long, sorta bent, sorta crunchy-looking. It was glued into the corner as if it had sprouted there over night. At first, I thought it was a mutant shrimp or a piece of candy that had dried up. (Look, I hadn’t had caffeine yet.)

Of course, in panic I did what anyone would do — I posted it on Reddit.

Was It Alive? A Fungus? Something Worse?

The theories rolled in fast. Some thought it was insulation foam. Others said bug casings. Some were bizarrely certain that it was alien larvae. (Gotta love the internet.)

Thing is, it didn’t smell. Didn’t move. Didn’t feel like anything natural.” And yet… it also didn’t seem like something a human should simply dismiss. Continues…