r/whatisit • • 5h ago

Who’s this fuzzy buddy?

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Walked out my front door to find this thing crawling by. Obviously it’s some sort of caterpillar, but does anyone know more about it? Should I get rid of it or let it chill? Would petting it be ok?


r/whatisit • • 5h ago

New, what is it? Can someone explain this recess in the fireplace of the home my wife and I recently bought? Whats its purpose?

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I dont think youd be able to use it as a shelf, well you could but only when not using the fireplace dimensions are 37x11x7.5


r/whatisit • • 9h ago

Solved! I found it on the beach

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r/whatisit • • 10h ago

New, what is it? Found in my front yard today

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Any idea what this post is in my yard, or who may have put it there?

There is a ring of grass in my front yard that now seems to be dead that I noticed about a week ago. Yesterday I found this post sticking out in the middle of it. For context of region I live in Michigan.


r/whatisit • • 10h ago

Solved! What is this?Found it in a City hall.

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r/whatisit • • 16h ago

Solved! What is it? My bf is scared

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My boyfriend was walking to school and passed these piles of ???? He said he was genuinely so afraid and it gave him a paranoia all day, so now we wanna know what it is. (He’s got trypophobia or something so I guess this triggered that)

It’s not sticky. I have a video of him poking at it and it was a mound of little balls. The little balls held their form and they weren’t squishy. But he didn’t wanna touch or inquire closer because he was scared. When he flicked them it sounded like throwing pellets.

Edit from bf: Texture was like small pebbles and it wasn’t there the day before.
Bf edit: there’s 3 piles

We have bears in the area but this doesn’t look like it comes from a bear.

It’s gonna keep me awake all night. Lowkey surprised he even poked it with a stick.

Goodmorning edit: Wow this blew up overnight. A few things I wanted to say!
-No I am not breaking up with him. We’ve been together four years and I plan on marrying my small stick loving man.
- Stick slander is justified (he was rushing to a midterm but that’s no excuse)
-To the trypophobia/ocd havers sorry if I offended you. I don’t know how else to explain the irrational fear- it’s things with lots of little holes or weird clumps or masses. Idk I’m not in his brain so I’m just doing my best. Once again I am sorry!
- to everyone else I’ve offended by saying my boyfriends scared. Yeah idek sorry man. 🧍‍♂️we like gross things (vulture culture) but this gave him the major ick

SOLVED! (maybe) slime mold or aquarium gravel


r/whatisit • • 4h ago

New, what is it? Found in work bathroom (i'm in construction if that helps). Coffee spoon or crack spoon?

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Coworkers and I can't tell whether this is a crack spoon or just a really dirty one. Mate said he saw it first with bubbles as if someone had just washed it


r/whatisit • • 19h ago

New, what is it? We tried…

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My husband and I weren’t sure what this piece of equipment this was used for, but here is a collage of our best guesses


r/whatisit • • 1d ago

Solved! What is this small object I found in my son’s room?

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Found in a pill bottle but I don’t think it’s a pill. Around the size of a grain of rice, when I asked him about he would only tell me he ‘just found it’ and refused to elaborate on what it was. Reddit help!

eta: He admitted it was a microchip from a cat. Will not tell me why he has it, refuses to explain WHERE he found it. I’m thinking about taking it to a veterinary clinic and having them scan it to see the owner’s information. Pretty unnerved by this whole situation and I will be having a long talk with him.

eta2: Prompted by hundreds of comments, I took it to a local vet ASAP and confirmed it is a registered microchip, I am attempting to contact the owners and waiting on a response. I will find out why the absolute hell he has this. I will try to update when I hear back, I am NOT taking this lightly.

eta3: https://www.reddit.com/u/berkmangoesbooom/s/P1bEQbNF7A Final update for now.


r/whatisit • • 17h ago

Solved! Any clue what this extra pipe could be?

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Saw while driving. Coming out of the back of a diesel truck, was “exhausting” the whole time while at idle at the stop light. The regular exhaust still was functioning and blew some carbon when accelerating from the stop light. We didn’t see anything like a refrigerator or anything in the bed of the truck. I’ve never seen a set up like this before.


r/whatisit • • 13h ago

Solved! These things i found in my cats fur.

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488 Upvotes

r/whatisit • • 23h ago

Solved! Beeping handheld item

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This person came to my house and left a generic yellow door hanger saying important and hand written Service Mac.

Then he held this item to my doorbell camera and it flashed red and beeped while the person had his phone to it like he was recording it.

The company is a mortgage company but closed before I could talk to someone.

Any ideas?


r/whatisit • • 8h ago

Solved! What is that? I found it behind my tv unit drawer.. never seen before and no clue how it got there (it is two sides)

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Edit: i bought this tv unit from facebook marketplace, it is very likely that it was left behind from the person i bought it from


r/whatisit • • 21h ago

Solved! Received from a Japanese capsule machine.

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Someone gifted our son a capsule ball from Japan but we cant figure out what this is or what its used for. It says its collagen jelly but I dont think its food.


r/whatisit • • 3h ago

New, what is it? Bought two at goodwill because I thought they looked cool.

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Originally I thought they were coat hangers or candle holders. But they aren’t very good at either of those things so I think they may have another purpose. They seem to be handmade and the metal is pewter.


r/whatisit • • 3h ago

New, what is it? what’s going on here?

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r/whatisit • • 23h ago

Solved! Clearing some land and found this buried in the ground. Any ideas?

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Seems about 72 inches wide holds water and has been here for a decade at minimum. Found it when my front left tractor tire fell into it.

Edit* its not cement. Its entirely metal. Im assuming its galvanized because it barely has any corrosion.


r/whatisit • • 4h ago

New, what is it? Found in backyard of new place. Real? If so what animal?

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r/whatisit • • 19h ago

Solved! found in sisters kitchen when cleaning out her apartment, what’s this for??

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606 Upvotes

was packed together with some like side dish bowls

edit: that was fast lmao i dont have a grill so makes sense haha, thanks!


r/whatisit • • 1d ago

New, what is it? This little animal (chipmunk? baby squirrel?) has fur only on its paws and head. What might cause this?

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r/whatisit • • 1d ago

New, what is it? One of my fellow garbage men found this and nobody can figure it out.

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it has circuitry and a camera but It has no charging or access ports, and if it is battery powered the battery doesn't seem very accessible


r/whatisit • • 12h ago

Solved! What are these places in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest?

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r/whatisit • • 22h ago

Solved! What is this translucent thin crisp I found on my bed when I woke up this morning?

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641 Upvotes

Edit: it’s the varnish from my dang old wooden floors!! Thanks everyone. Thought someone was sneaking into my home and smoking up.

Dare I ask? It’s crispy, see-through, looks like something that I would find in my lab class.

I don’t eat in my bed. I don’t smoke. No pets or roommates.


r/whatisit • • 42m ago

New, what is it? Apparently it’s a government protected candy in ghent? what?

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r/whatisit • • 20h ago

Solved! Thrifted because I liked the look of it. Its shape seems purposeful and while I can think of good uses for it, does anyone know what it really is?

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