# anyone know what this is?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-is/401010>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 20, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-is/401010 "2007-04-20T23:12:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mrrealtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@mrrealtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrrealtime)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-is/401010/1 "2007-04-20T23:12:19Z")

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[http://www.genericise.com/weirdSeedPods.jpg](http://www.genericise.com/weirdSeedPods.jpg)

Just curious, thanks teeming millions!

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-is/401010/2 "2007-04-20T23:19:06Z")

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Some sort of insect cocoon, I’d wager. Not sure which particular type, but that’s almost certainly what it is.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-is/401010/3 "2007-04-21T12:24:06Z")

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A pet rock?

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**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-is/401010/4 "2007-04-21T12:29:05Z")

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Looks like the casings from some spider or insect pupae or eggs, after the critter left the casing. Hard to tell at this point, but I guess spider.

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**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-is/401010/5 "2007-04-21T13:58:38Z")

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I would say spider, but I could not be more specific.

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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-is/401010/6 "2007-04-21T15:59:46Z")

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It’s the pods left over by the pod people. They’re here already! You’re next! You’re next! You’re next . . .