These Things That Look Like Other Things Will Make Anyone Do a Double Take

There are tons of optical illusions around the web, but these quirky photos are so mind-boggling, they made us do a double take. Some of these photos were so hard to understand at first glance, they left us stumped for a few seconds.

Who’s ready for their mind to play tricks on them? If you think you’d know a decorated Christmas tree from a rocket launch at first glance, you might overestimate your abilities to see these crazy illusions…

An Armadillo That Looks Like a Baby Dragon

Reddit / __messy__

No, we aren’t looking at baby pictures of one of the three dragons from “Game of Thrones.” This baby armadillo just happens to look like Rhaegal, Daenerys Targaryen’s ferocious companion on the TV show. Well, he may be an armadillo, but he’s got 100% dragon blood for sure.

Not Our Grandma’s Knitting

Reddit / Jose Zarate

Is 2020 so boring, that even spiders are getting into crochet to pass the time? Nope, this is a frozen spider web that happens to look like someone’s macramé project. Hey! At least the spiders didn’t get frozen too!

Luna and Artemis’ True Doppelgangers

Reddit / JoshuaForLong

This white cat’s shadow almost looks like a black cat is standing by its side. And that’s because it is! There are actually two cats sitting side by side – a handsome white cat and a furry black sidekick. Don’t they look exactly like Luna and Artemis from Sailor Moon?

Not Just One of Van Gogh’s Paintings

Reddit / Nikoolisphotography

At first glance, this looks like an obscure painting by Van Gogh. After all, his dramatic signature brushstrokes are easy to spot. But this painting optical illusion is actually just a pattern a Redditor found on some rocks that look like a close up of “Starry Night” by Van Gogh.