You’re walking along the shore.
The sun is warm.
The waves are gentle.
Your kids are digging, splashing, and — as always — collecting something.
Then you hear it.
“Mom! Dad! Look what I found!”
You turn around.
They’re holding a dark, round, squishy ball — covered in sand, maybe a little slimy.
And with the pride of a treasure hunter, they announce:
“It’s a sea turd!”
You cringe.
You laugh.
You wonder: Is that… actually poop?
But before you toss it back into the ocean or ban beachcombing forever…
Let’s solve the mystery.
Because those strange little orbs your kids keep finding?
They’re not poop.
They’re mudballs — a fascinating, natural phenomenon of the Gulf Coast.
And once you know the truth?
You’ll see them not as gross, but as nature’s hidden art.
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