What the bloody hell is this creature in my outhouse?? [pic]

[CountryMummy1]

Just been outside the feed the cat who has his food in the outhouse. There, hanging from the old pipework are 3 absolutely huge cocoons. They are hideous! Black and more than 4 inches long. They weren't there yesterday. What the hell is going to come out? AIBU to be very worried?

007hel "I know a bug man"

That conjures up a horrible image. Like something out of The Metamorphosis.

I'm thinking it's this

We had pasta fungus once, that's fairly common though, put bleach on it and it turned orange, shrivelled up and died. Tight on you op, you got turd fungus.

If it's fungus, tea tree oil will kill it I'd just pour the whole bottle over it lol

Or possibly this, if you hear any taps on your window tonight, op.

WTF did the name King Alfreds Cake come from....

And how do you get rid more importantly.....

And how did it get there so quick...

And its spreading...

Phew to the fact I don't live in the Midlands....

Give me a snake or a hairy spider anyday. At least I know what there are capable of - and how to er, get rid of them...

Just marking place as I need to know what it is now!

Answers all here high
www.timberwise.com/news/surveyors-photo-king-alfred-cakes

Presumably because King Alfred was the one who famously burnt the cakes he was supposed to be watching?

I'm not convinced though, the beast appeared overnight and according to the earlier link "This particular fungus has been developing for some time, indicated from the size of the fruit body and number of concentric rings within the fruiting body, representing the seasons of reproduction."

It actually looks like a Enteridium lycoperdon , other than the colour, so it could be another Enteridium sub-sepcies? Plus Enteridium is a slime mould, which is what the expert thought - Kind Alfred Cakes are a fungi.

2rebecca - .

Also useful in the event of a zombie apocalypse.

I'm quite disappointed it's not a creature. I'll lie to myself. I'm comfortable with that.

Giant pod fungus isn't really cutting it, comfort wise

Well this is grim.

Whatever it is it is one ugly fucker.

If it is the slimy mould thingy that moves you definitely need a flame thrower, or possibly napalm.

This almost put me of cakes for a moment.

Almost.

Why is this in Aibu?

Shit.the.bed.

Anyone heard from the op?

Nobody sleep!!

Mardy

Why is this in Aibu?

Try reading to the end of the OP's post.

We need to nominate a mumsnetter to go to OP's house and help her get this problem fixed - or a volunteer?

I think the cat put it in here. It's in his (her?) eating space after all.

Comment to Mardy!