If you've ever owned houseplants before, then you know pests can be a major and upsetting problem. No matter how many Google searches you do, sometimes you just can't figure out what is causing your plants' ailments.
That's why plant groups and subreddits are so helpful, which is where one Facebook user went to try and get to the bottom of her monstera's poor mishap.
"What is happening to my Monstera?? It looks like something is eating it 😭😭😭 It did NOT look like this yesterday," she wrote.
"Looks like something or someone is munching it away," one user said.
A lot of people thought it was caterpillar damage, or a large bug problem.
"Was this indoors the whole time? If it was outdoors I'd say caterpillars but of its indoors I'd say cat, dog or kid," one user asked.
"If you don’t have any animals or children then you have a big bug problem that’s a lot for bugs to eat in a day check under the pot and in the soil," another advised.
"It really looks like its a bigger animal than a bug," one woman said.
Others were a little more suspicious, believing it had to have been a kid.
Kaylee updated the post: "Edited to add: IT WAS MY KID. 😐 CURRENTLY CONTEMPLATING ADOPTION OR GROUNDED FOR LIFE (Joking obviously. She’s 4.)."
For humans, however, they're "mildly toxic", and they only cause an upset stomach if consumed consistently, like over a period of days.
At least she figured out who the "pest" was!
