Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse on Earth.
The internet is still trying to figure out what the hell this is — and many are convinced it’s Spider-Man’s nemesis Venom.
On Thursday, Twitter user @sunnyarkade posted a clip of a seething black mass perched on a rock, which bore an uncanny resemblance to Marvel’s alien symbiote villain.
In the the creepy 14-second video, a group of men can be heard huddled around the lifeform, apparently trying to figure out what exactly they were looking at.
One even sticks a knife in it a number of times to drag it apart… and it simply slithers back together unperturbed.
Anybody know what this is? pic.twitter.com/B2dQLTm4td
— non essential (@sunnyarkade) April 2, 2020
While Venom was the most obvious guess, there were many more besides, from Princess Mononoke’s demon boar god Nago, to Nutella-covered spaghetti, and everything in between.
One of the most popular guesses was, of course, COVID-19.
Although the lifeform looked like it may have been a group of worms massing on something – it may have been just one.
Some speculated it was Lineus longissimus, AKA the Bootlace Worm, a highly toxic worm that can stretch to up to 180ft long. When handled it secrets a thick pungent mucus that smells like sewage as a defense mechanism, which can kill cockroaches and crabs.
Others speculated the whole thing was a PR stunt by Sony as a (very) viral promotion for the (hopefully) upcoming Venom sequel, once again starring Tom Hardy as the anti-hero.
As of now, the film is still scheduled for its October 2 release, with fans clinging to hope Halloween will not also get swept along in the coronavirus push back of cinema release dates
“April couldn’t get any worse.”
April: “We are Venom.” pic.twitter.com/gvXYi43Tjh
— SwAKIB (@S_w_AKIB) April 3, 2020
— Prodigy (@colechief) April 3, 2020
Nah man…this is the ish that was in Creepshow 2- The Raft pic.twitter.com/SfGpx3Ka6F
— Stand With Mashpee 💜💜💜 (@Cavi712) April 3, 2020
— 🐐Heaven🐐 (@RemixedFox) April 3, 2020
— Sue Anna Joe (@sueannajoe_) April 3, 2020
the shit billie eyelash uses in her music videos
— valeska (@iatemuggles) April 3, 2020
Somebody said it’s COVID-19 😅
— non essential (@sunnyarkade) April 3, 2020
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