I Found These Tiny Balls in My Bed and Nearly Had a Heart Attack: Here’s What They Were

It’s a scenario many of us can relate to: you’re making your bed or crawling under the covers, and suddenly you notice something strange — tiny balls scattered around the sheets. Your heart races. Are they bugs? Are they some kind of pest? Panic sets in.

But before you call an exterminator or start tearing apart your mattress, there’s usually a much simpler — and far less terrifying — explanation.