Something bizarre has been pulled from Oklahoma lakes: residents are discovering jelly-like blobs that look eerily like alien egg pods. These mysterious, slimy orbs cling to rocks, trees, and docks underwater—some as large as human heads—and their strange, pulsating appearance has left people shocked and disturbed.
Wildlife officials have stepped in to calm the panic. Despite their alien appearance, these blobs are actually bryozoa colonies—clusters of tiny aquatic animals that stick together and filter the water. While they look like something out of a sci-fi movie, they’re completely harmless—and even beneficial to the environment.
What makes them so unsettling is their texture and shape: soft, gelatinous, and filled with thousands of tiny life forms. They can also clone themselves, growing in numbers as they spread through warm, shallow waters. Their sudden explosion in lakes has been linked to rising temperatures and changing water conditions.
Authorities are urging swimmers and boaters not to touch them and not to be alarmed. While they may look like they’re about to hatch something from another world, they’re simply nature’s bizarre—but fascinating—filter feeders doing their job beneath the surface.