What the heck is this?

[ghh3rd]

I have found a couple of these on my back porch here in Tampa Florida & have no idea what it is… Has anybody seen one of these before?
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Thanks
Randy

[poppy42]

Alien pods when you go to sleep they take over your body:bigsmyl2:

[RU shooter]

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Alien pods when you go to sleep they take over your body:bigsmyl2:

[762 shooter]

Would you guess that it is a fungus or a type of seed pod?
What does it smell like?

Some palms have funky seed pods.

That is weird.

762

[Bird]

Armadillo egg.
Just a wild guess.

[willowbend]

If I had to guess its from a Horse tail plant

[marek313]

Alien anal probe :mrgreen:

Yeah go ahead and smell it lol

[Texas by God]

I think it belongs in the PISTIL forum.....

[poppy42]

Maybe Klingon in origin !!!

[gwpercle]

Pods !!!

[Winger Ed.]

Florida is a magnet for invasive species.

This one is probably from several light years away.

[ghh3rd]

Don’t think I’d eat it on a survival trip. Hoping someone IDs it as I’ve never seen one before. Thanks for the interesting replies so far...

[Hossfly]

Looks like something a vegan would eat. Bad hunter.

[rondog]

No idea! But if they were on your porch, they must have come from nearby, I'd think. Got a County Extension Agent/Office nearby? Ask them.

[dbosman]

Just a guess. Seed pod from a palm of some sort?

[nun2kute]

looks like an over cooked corndog to me

[JBinMN]

No idea! But if they were on your porch, they must have come from nearby, I'd think. Got a County Extension Agent/Office nearby? Ask them.

Great idea. That or a nearby University/College might have someone who could ID them.

Mighty curious looking isn't it... I have not ever seen something like that , that I can recall. At first it reminded me of some kind of corn.

G'Luck!

P.S> - How do ya think they got on your porch? Wind? Maybe there is some of the original plant nearby you could look at & take pics as well... ???

[NyFirefighter357]

Would you guess that it is a fungus or a type of seed pod?
What does it smell like?

Some palms have funky seed pods.

That is weird.

762

762 is on to something, looks like it may be a palm flower bud.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&tbm=isch&sxsrf=ACYBGNRPnOwuKeCkzxAZbV5NivSB9RGgNg%3A1573266 908339&sa=1&ei=3CXGXYahFKKZ_Qb0hoEo&q=palm+flower+bud&oq=palm+flower+bud&gs_l=img.3..0i8i30.185853.187036..187633...0.0..0. 118.398.2j2......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......0j0i5i30.KmROUj78VQg&ved=0ahUKEwiG_9T5i9zlAhWiTN8KHXRDAAUQ4dUDCAY&uact=5

[JBinMN]

After going & looking at some of the images from NYFirefighters357 link, I think it may be a Sago Palm "pod". Here are some pics:
https://q7i2y6d5.stackpathcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/male-sago-bloom-400x264.jpg
Source: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/sago-palm/sago-palm-flower-removal.htm

Could be it!
;)

Nice guesses, 762 shooter & NYFirefighter357


https://c.pxhere.com/photos/b3/ce/fern_plant_seeds_blossom_foliage_garden_jungle_sum mer-985315.jpg!d
https://pxhere.com/en/photo/985315

If it not the Above: perhaps it could be a Coconut bud:
https://ambergriscaye.com/photogallery/art/the-coconut-bud-has-split-to-reveal-flowersx.jpg

Or maybe part of a Yucca plant:
https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/8955af23eb4a51e54717a55c0e7b3d24/wr0586961.webp

Yep.. Best to ask someone who is an expert of the like to find out.
;)

[phantom22]

Is it one of those old tyme candies your grandparents always had for years and years because no one ate them because they were licorice?

[quack1]

Not anything from a yucca, I have had yucca plants in my yard for years. Never saw anything that remotely looks like the OP's picture on any of them.
Interesting post, going to keep watching.

[tomme boy]

Looks like a type of fungus to me

[Stephen Cohen]

Looks like a monstera deliciosa fruit to me, my mother loves to eat them she said they taste like a sweet apple. I would not eat it till I was sure. Regards Stephen

[woodbutcher]

:lol: I was born and raised in Fl and have never seen on of those to the best of my memory.Being in Fl, with all the crazy stuff showing up,I would be careful about going outside after dark.No telling what might sneak up behind ya and want to give ya a real BIG hug.Does the term"Sneaky Snake"ring a bell[smilie=1:?
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

[762 shooter]

OP

Could you post a few more pics.
That thing is driving me crazy.

765

[JBinMN]

Looks like a monstera deliciosa fruit to me, my mother loves to eat them she said they taste like a sweet apple. I would not eat it till I was sure. Regards Stephen

I think you might have got it... I just used a search engine for images of that plant & I think you nailed it.

I could bring the pics here like I did the lst time I posted, but I am just going to place the keyords/terms I used for the search & let everyone else take a look & see what they think...

The keywords were:

monstera deliciosa fruit images

Just copy & paste those words in a search enine & see what ya think...

Check it out!
;)

I don't think I would eat one either, BTW. Maybe on a good bet I might.
;)

[obssd1958]

Found a video that is kinda funny...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRL6xzDmiJY

[Brokenbear]

Pretty good chance it is the fruit/seed of some of you tropical flora ..and has become a food favorite of some critter who frequents your porch ..hence it's transport to your adobe

Bear

[Finster101]

Pretty good chance it is the fruit/seed of some of you tropical flora ..and has become a food favorite of some critter who frequents your porch ..hence it's transport to your adobe

Bear


Yep, take a walk around and you will probably find where it came from. As to what it is I have no idea. If you find the plant take some photos and go to the local nurseries and the may be able to ID it.

[762 shooter]

Close.

The leggy looking things attaching to the interior is what I'm missing in the monstera pics. Monstera looks almost like a corn kernel.


762

[abunaitoo]

It looks like something from outer space to me.
I wouldn't touch it.
OOOPS!!!!!!!!!! to late.

[MaryB]

Full of oxalic acid... so if you have gout this is a bad idea to eat!

[Geezer in NH]

I would have burned it by now. Just to be safe.

[abunaitoo]

Did you find out what it is?????