My girlfriend came home after a walk with the dog. Attached to the dog’s fur, we discovered this. We’ve been sitting here looking at it for quite a while now, trying to figure out what it is, but with no luck. Does anyone know what this is? Check the first comment for the answer

A Closer Look Changes Everything

Then the girlfriend leaned in under the kitchen light for a better look. Something about the object seemed different up close. She touched it carefully with one fingertip, half expecting it to scurry away.

Instead, it just shifted awkwardly, still stubbornly attached to the fur. That small movement was the first real clue that this was not the creature they had been dreading.