LILY PODS
They just started cropping up, a totally new breed of flower. They were pretty enough for sure, soft white petals branching out from those bulbous green sacs, so no one thought anything of them.
Most lawns had only been overtaken by dandelions, so when these lily pods started cropping up, it was almost a relief. At first, people went out of their way to mow around them. They were pretty accoutrements.
It wasn't long after that when people started getting sick. It wasn't just your sneezy allergy kind of sickness either, it was something very different.
As soon as the smell turned sweet, not at all unlike rotting meat, the symptoms kicked in. You could almost reduce it to one singular symptom: blood.
It was in the ears and the years; the nasal mucus, the feces, the urine. The blood was flowing everywhere.
It hit so quick, and so hard, that it took a while before people finally latched on to the real cause. Those bulbs started puffing out their pollenated clouds, and the people started to bleed.
It was such a simple conclusion for our species. Most assumed we would be our own end, but our inherent nature for procrastination meant that nature was able to strike back first.
Karma struck back and nature is now winning. It was a classic sneak attack, and it worked a charm.
Well done nature, this round is tours without a doubt.
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