35 Photos That’ll Make You Look Twice To Believe What You’re Seeing
Have you ever looked at an object and thought you saw a face staring back at you? Or noticed a cloud shaped like a cat and done a double take? This phenomenon, called pareidolia, is the human brain’s tendency to see patterns and familiar images—like faces or animals—in everyday objects or abstract visuals. It’s a quirky mix of perception and imagination, and it never fails to amaze.
Thanks to the internet, people have been sharing their most fascinating pareidolia encounters, and we’ve gathered 30 of the most intriguing ones that might make you look twice (or thrice).
#1 This Buff-Tip Moth Disguised As Birch Wood
Image source: Zokins
#2 This Flower Looks Like Icing
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#3 My Cat Looks Like A Lemur
Image source: HushBringer_
#4 I Visited Vulcan, Alberta And All Their Streetlights Are Shaped Like The Starship Enterprise
Image source: RazeTheIV
#5 Found A Caterpillar That Looks Like A Leaf
Image source: UnstableIsotopeU-234
#6 I Found A Rock On A Beach That Looks Like A Beach On A Rock
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#7 This Gekko In Madagascar That Looks Like A Wilted Leaf
Image source: divadschuf
#8 Found A Really Cool Stick Looks Like A Good Wizard Staff
Image source: Old_Effect_7884
#9 I Found Something At The Beach That Looks Like A Real Life Topographical Map
Image source: Medium-Department-35
#10 There’s A Bubble Under My Glass That Looks Like A Pool Of Mercury
Image source: maaaahtin
#11 Bruise On Back Of My Leg Looks Like The Monster Logo
Image source: ProfessorPrize6036
#12 My Hair Looks Like It’s Been Caught In A Zipper/ Fits In Between Gears
Image source: Skiigo
#13 The Dog I’m Sitting Looks Like Scooby Doo
Image source: Archtypo
#14 This Mushroom That Looks Like A Glove Punching Through My Planter
Image source: badrobotdavid
#15 This Leaf Has Flower Tattoos
Image source: SpicyPoffin
#16 A Seastar Growing Back 4 Arms Looks Like A Shooting Star
Image source: IntestineYarnball
#17 Match I Burned Turned Into A Microphone With A Stand
Image source: Col_Goatbanger
#18 Southern Los Angeles Looks Like A Computer Motherboard
Image source: Mistapeepers
#19 This Pine Wood Has An Arrow Pointing To What Was The Center Of The Tree
Image source: PlantsAreEggcellent
#20 I Spilled Diet Coke Under My Desk At Work And The Bubbles Formed A Lowercase E
Image source: kaprandczar
#21 Found A Stick That Looks Like A Wizard Staff
Image source: rappenem
#22 I Thought The Roots Of This Dead Orchid Look Kind Of Like A Facehugger
Image source: abarnes4
#23 I Have The Shape And Texture Of A Feather At The Bottom Of My Iris
Image source: M8614
#24 This Butterfly Looks Like A Leaf
Image source: DowntownMolasses1689
#25 Accidentally Made My Eggs Like This, Looks Like A Tree With Oranges
Image source: Anonymous_538264
#26 Found These Rusty Pliers In The Yard, Looks Like Wood
Image source: jeffoh
#27 This Spider That Looks Like A Ritz
Image source: MothersMiIk
#28 Nice Leaf
Image source: artindetails
#29 My Pancake Looked Like A Brain
Image source: Azvhaalk
#30 This Portal Crane, That Looks Like An At-At
Image source: TXC_IJOJOI
#31 This Carrot Looks Like Those S Designs We All Used To Draw In Middle School
Image source: uglypatty
#32 Refilled Soap Dispenser Resulted In Overnight Fungi Shape
Image source: ginkyotree
#33 This Rotten Melon Looks Like A Colorblindness Test
Image source: Thedaspokesman
#34 This Whole Bag Of Chocolate Chips Looks Like Tiny Sherlock Pipes
Image source: pickeringmt
#35 My Son Took A Picture Of A Cloud That Looks Like A Fighter Jet
Image source: oneLegOutTheDoor
#36 Moisturizer Came Out Looking Like A Tiny Leaf
Image source: tzmau5
#37 A Hot Pepper Shaped Like Fire
Image source: thegentlemystic
#38 This Tree That Looks Like A Whisk
Image source: violet-blur
#39 My Mayo Looks Like The Sorting Hat From Harry Potter
Image source: Jonasvest1997
#40 The Frost I Scraped Off My Car Looks Like Fabric
Image source: JonasParson
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