A photo of a young girl holding a bag of popcorn has gone viral after playing tricks on internet users' eyes.
People were left baffled after looking at the image, which shows the child posing in a park, with her hands in front of her waist.
At first glance, it appears the girl's legs are unusually long and skinny, but it's an optical illusion.
Twitter users admitted that they were baffled by the photo, but upon closer inspection they realised the child was holding a bag of popcorn that is very similar in colour to the patchy grass she is standing on.
The photo has been shared more than 250,000 times on Facebook and more than 37,000 people have commented on it, including many who couldn't figure out what was happening.
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One person wrote: "Holy s***, this pic messed me up for a second, haha. Low key scared the crap out of me, haha."
Another wrote: "I thought her legs were like that and was about to call you mean til I zoomed in and took another look."
A third added: "It's funny how optical illusions work. Initially I didn't see the bag of popcorn at all and really struggled to make sense of what my eyes were telling me I was seeing. Once I spotted the bag, well, that's all I see now. weird."
One woman who posted the snap on Twitter said the image left her "confused for a long time".
It wasn't clear where the photo was taken.
A number of social media users said they were concerned upon first glance.
One wrote: "I was seriously concerned and thinking, 'This child needs to be saved and fed'.
"I saw someone yell out popcorn so I thought 'Well, yes we can feed her popcorn, but is it enough?', and then I saw the popcorn bag."
Another wrote: "Took me 25 minutes to see she's holding a bag of popcorn'."
A third added: "I was beginning to feel scared for the girl."
Earlier this year, internet users were left confused after looking at an image that appeared to be a beach or shoreline under a moody sky.
But it turned out to be a broken car door.
A photo showing a woman's feet soaking in a basin went viral after it appeared to be something very rude.
The woman sent the snap to a friend, who thought it was a photo of her vagina and threatened to share it on Facebook.
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