this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2023
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What is this thing?

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Found this tangled ball of... something? No liquid near it, no movement. I untangled it and was still stumped! It is about 1 foot long Tangled form

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Where did you find it? Some context might help. For example, in the bathroom or bed, I’d say it looks like a tapeworm.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

are you a bot? you have the bot account checked in the settings.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t think I’m a bot. Just a normal human with normal human skin and normal protein based hair.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

people with show bot accounts unchecked will not see your post / comments.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Thank you, I’ve updated my settings

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Aren't tapeworms more flat and white?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

No, that's a kind of coffee

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve never seen one in person, but that picture of the tangled version looks segmented and worm-like.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Living area

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Please note: I hastily started untangling it before takimg pictures, the "tangled form" pic is less tightly of a wound ball than how I originally found it

[–] Definitelynotacat 1 points 1 year ago

Do you have pets?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago