This morning, I went out into the yard\u2014just to water the flowers and check if the cats had scattered litter, as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But as soon as I opened the gate, I immediately smelled a terrible odor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It made my chest tighten and my mouth taste metallic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I took a few steps and froze. Something was moving on the ground next to the flowerbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In front of me lay something slimy, reddish, as if turned inside out. It reeked of rotting meat,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
as if someone had hidden a dead animal somewhere nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I even recoiled\u2014my heart was pounding, and the most terrifying thoughts rushed through my head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat is this? A larva? A strange creature?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The remains of an alien?\u201d I couldn\u2019t figure it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I picked up my phone, took a photo, and, wincing at the smell,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
went searching for answers online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I searched for \u201cred slimy, rotten smelling mushroom,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the search engine returned a very unpleasant and strange result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was horrified when I realized what it was Continued in the first comment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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