It was just a regular morning. The kind where you wake up slowly, still half-lost in dreams, stretching out under warm sheets and easing into the day. But for me, that peaceful start was about to take a sharp and unsettling turn.

As I lay in bed, slowly blinking myself awake, something odd caught my eye. There, just beside me on the sheet, were a few tiny round objects—perfectly shaped, almost too perfect. They were small, neatly arranged, and looked almost deliberate in how they sat there.

At first, I had no idea what they were. Maybe crumbs? Beads from something? But as I leaned in for a closer look, a sudden chill went down my spine. These weren’t just random bits of debris.

They looked like eggs.

My heart jumped. Not chicken eggs, of course—these were tiny. And something about the way they sat there, like they’d been placed with intention, gave me the creeps. My very first thought was insect eggs. And not just any insect—something invasive, something uninvited.

I jumped out of bed. I didn’t touch them. I didn’t even want to be in the same room with them. What kind of insect lays eggs on a person’s bed?

Turning Panic Into Action

Trying to keep calm, I did what anyone would do in this kind of situation: I grabbed my phone and started searching. I also messaged a few friends who are more outdoorsy and might know about bugs.