Kinda looks like dried blood… but did it look like this when it first hit you?
Edit: OP says they already tried washing it out, but no luck. Dog poop and dandelion stains usually come out easily with soap, so probably not that. Also, since they were weed whacking, I guess it’s not winter where they are. Hopefully, this isn’t an animal situation.
@Dru
Maybe you hit a small animal? I know lawnmowers can make a mess of mice, but not sure if a weed whacker would do the same.
Marlowe said:
@Dru
Maybe you hit a small animal? I know lawnmowers can make a mess of mice, but not sure if a weed whacker would do the same.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing… or a rabbit nest. Really hoping it’s just plant sap.
@Dru
I’m in a subtropical area, mid-summer here. I felt it splatter, but it was more of a cool, wet spray at first. No signs of any unfortunate critters—no toads, nothing.
San said:
@Dru
I’m in a subtropical area, mid-summer here. I felt it splatter, but it was more of a cool, wet spray at first. No signs of any unfortunate critters—no toads, nothing.
Try pouring some hydrogen peroxide on it. If it fizzes, that’s a good sign it could be blood.
San said:
@Dru
I’m in a subtropical area, mid-summer here. I felt it splatter, but it was more of a cool, wet spray at first. No signs of any unfortunate critters—no toads, nothing.
Do you have banana plants nearby? Their sap oxidizes into a stain like this, and it does not wash out easily.
@Drew
We definitely have dandelions in Brisbane (subtropics), so that’s still a possibility too.
Steele said:
@Drew
We definitely have dandelions in Brisbane (subtropics), so that’s still a possibility too.
Didn’t even realize we’re considered subtropical. TIL!
Steele said:
@Drew
We definitely have dandelions in Brisbane (subtropics), so that’s still a possibility too.
Didn’t even realize we’re considered subtropical. TIL!
Yeah, subtropics start somewhere below Rockhampton.
@Drew
Plenty of dandelions here too. Could still be that.
San said:
@Dru
I’m in a subtropical area, mid-summer here. I felt it splatter, but it was more of a cool, wet spray at first. No signs of any unfortunate critters—no toads, nothing.
Looks similar to stains I’ve had from split-leaf philodendron sap. It starts clear but turns dark as it oxidizes. My guess is some kind of plant.
San said:
@Dru
I’m in a subtropical area, mid-summer here. I felt it splatter, but it was more of a cool, wet spray at first. No signs of any unfortunate critters—no toads, nothing.
Could be slug guts? I used to do a lot of brush cutting, and slugs leave a nasty stain.
San said:
@Dru
I’m in a subtropical area, mid-summer here. I felt it splatter, but it was more of a cool, wet spray at first. No signs of any unfortunate critters—no toads, nothing.
Maybe the toad got flung farther than you expected and you just didn’t see it?
@Ari
But that wouldn’t explain why it was a different color at first and then turned into this.
San said:
@Dru
I’m in a subtropical area, mid-summer here. I felt it splatter, but it was more of a cool, wet spray at first. No signs of any unfortunate critters—no toads, nothing.
Do you have any moth plants or star jasmine in your yard?
San said:
@Dru
I’m in a subtropical area, mid-summer here. I felt it splatter, but it was more of a cool, wet spray at first. No signs of any unfortunate critters—no toads, nothing.
My guess? You accidentally blended five tree frogs. RIP little guys.
Pretty sure you whacked a snake or something.
Hale said:
Pretty sure you whacked a snake or something.
…phrasing?
Hale said:
Pretty sure you whacked a snake or something.
…phrasing?
Are we just not doing phrasing anymore?