“Something hatched!" Mum’s disturbing backyard discovery
<p><span>A woman’s terrifying discovery in her yard has left a number of social media users baffled.</span></p>
<p><span>The woman, believed to be from Australia, posted a video of a small black mound sitting on top of dirt to a Facebook group last week, as she asked members to help her figure out what it is.</span></p>
<p><span>“Has anyone seen these before? Just appeared today in a few spots around the yard. It has been raining here overnight,” she said. </span></p>
<p><span>In the footage, the woman touched the mound, causing what appears to be thousands of tiny alive bugs to move.</span></p>
<p><span>They seem to go right back to where they were as she pulls her fingers back.</span></p>
<p><span>Horrified users on Facebook jokingly told the mum to burn her house down or move away from the “alien eggs”.</span></p>
<p><span>“I have never seen anything like that before!” one woman said.</span></p>
<p><span>“It looks like kinetic sand,” another wrote. </span></p>
<p><span>“Something hatched!” a third chimed in. </span></p>
<p><span>But one person revealed that the bugs appear to be springtails, otherwise known as Anurida Maritima.</span></p>
<p><span>“Springtails for sure! We have the same thing happen to us and know they come every year. Hate it lol,” someone responded to her. </span></p>
<p><span>Springtails are a common occurrence in gardens, but they’re still relatively unknown due to their small size, according to the agricultural school of Texas A&M University.</span></p>
<p><span>“Springtails are common insects that live in leaf litter, compost piles and lawn soils, recycling dead plant material into nutrients to fertilise your lawn,” according to the school.</span></p>
<p><span>“Only about a millimetre long, springtails are rarely seen, but given the right environmental conditions, they can multiply to become a nuisance.”</span></p>
<p><span>They are not harmful and do not bite people, pets, spread disease or damage homes. </span></p>
