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?

emme

Your weapon of choice for any further investigation is a flame thrower, I'm sure they are available from all good DIY Stores in the 'How to fight alien fungi' aisle.

That thing is the stuff of nightmares.

As someone who grew up watching lots of giant insect monster movies, I'm leaving the Midlands now. Give me a head start before you trigger the swarm.

I saw something narsty in the wood shed

Yeah, baby, but did it see you?

If it appeared since yesterday then it's not fully dry yet? It might get more shiny as it hardens (if it is a hawk moth).

OP.....

Are You Still Alive?

Wtaf!

shameless place marking, yuk, yuk, yuk

Any changes overnight OP? (Mingled fascination and dread).

ALso placemarking...

Is it some kind of dry or wet rot fungus? I don't think its tinder fungus or similar as I'm sure that needs dead wood. Looks cool. Defo phone the local rag and get your pictures inthe paper before it unleashes armageddon!

Sod tweeting Chris Packham a photo, you need David Attenborough or maybe Bear Grylls for this one!!

I just want to say how much I appreciated hiddenhome's classic John Goodman quote when faced with a huge, sticky, pulsating blob of egg.

I'm going with the poo fungus, too. ??

Get Ray Mears in. He'll probably make it into a nice risotto for you.

Do not do anything to destroy them. They are the pupae of hawk moths. We only have 9 kinds of them in UK. They will not hurt you. You must not cut one open. They will hatch out in about 3 weeks. Do not kill them. We do not have enough moths and butterflies in UK. If you have children this is a good way for them to learn about the life cycle.

Any developments OP....and can we have more pictures of whatever the hell it is!

Forgot to say YABU to be worried and others in here ABVU to get hysterical about Nature.

Marking my place, I have to see what happens to the op...

Grandshire . My favourite book. Who votes drlego should be banned, i mean banned from posting links!! That video...shudder....when it breaks open and 10000s little spiders come out.... Drlego naughty step for you for scaring the nice mntters! Shudder

Holy. Fuck.

OP, Erm, are you there?

Has the OP been eaten alive

Just scrape the stuff off its no big deal ... Unless you have and now swallowed up to never to return again ....