Mystery as mum wakes up to strings of thread dotted over her house

A MUM has left social media users totally horrified after discovering what was to blame for mysterious strings dotted all over her property.

The parent, from Queensland, Australia, took to Facebook after waking up to find random strings of thread appearing in her house, including the family bedroom.

Baffled by what was going on, the Aussie sought answers and possible explanations on the popular Mums Who Clean group on the platform.

''These strings keep randomly appearing over night, I cleaned my whole kitchen last night and woke up to this,'' she explained in the post, attaching a snap of the mess.

As interest on social media grew, the Aussie started giving updates on the situation, initially saying she'd be putting baby cameras in the kitchen to catch the culprit.

Sadly, however, it seems that the trick gave no results, as the camera didn't spot anything - however, the mum did find yet another piece in the hallway.

Update number three, luckily, was where everyone on Facebook learnt about what had actually happened - and people were mortified.

''Woke up at 4am to find a possum chilling in my kitchen,'' the mum said.

''Please explain why I woke up at 4am to a POSSUM in my kitchen?!

''I don’t know if it’s what left the string but boy oh boy I nearly had a heart attack.''

It's not just the Aussie parent who was totally horrified - hundreds of social media fans raced to comments, where many suggested other tips.

One advised: ''Sprinkle flour around it before bed, and see if there’s any foot prints in the morning.''

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Someone else, meanwhile, reckoned: ''So you have no carpet, rugs in this colour or yarn?

''Maybe the rats are stealing the neighbours carpet/yarn and having a sleepover at yours.''

Another joked: ''I think someone is stringing you along.''

A fourth shared their story: ''Also probably a rat or mouse!

''When we got our kitchen redone, the builder found a bright pink rat nest, they'd been slowly taking shreds of our bin bags because we never ever noticed, it was a well crafted nest!''