Description: SCP-1580 is a Quercus virginiana specimen, also 
known as the Southern Live Oak. It currently has a limb spread of 19 
meters and is 22 meters in height (10/3/2010). SCP-1580's age is 
currently estimated to be 65 years, and it shows no remarkable 
qualities regarding its physical appearance or composition. 
SCP-1580 sheds its leaves at a heightened pace, ranging from 70 to 
180 in one minute. SCP-1580's main anomalous property is the 
autonomous nature of its leaves, designated instances of 
SCP-1580-1. 


Instances of SCP-1580-1 display no anomalous properties until they 
are detached from SCP-1580; this may be caused through either 
manual removal by outside forces or SCP-1580's anomalous 
property. Upon making contact with a solid surface, an instance of 
SCP-1580-1 will sprout four limbs, extending from its veins. 
SCP-1580-1's veins grow about 2 cm from their original positions, 
and are used for both bipedal and quadrupedal mobility. 


After developing these limbs, SCP-1580-1 will attempt to travel to 
where it originally grew on SCP-1580. It will use all four limbs to 
climb SCP-1580's trunk; once it reaches its original location, it will 
seamlessly reattach its stipule to the branch by physical contact. 
Instances of SCP-1580-1 appear to display sentience, as they wait 
for other instances to reattach themselves before continuing to climb 
to their branch. Preventing an instance from reaching its branch will 


cause its limbs to recede back into itself, and decomposition will 
begin as expected. SCP-1580 will begin to naturally grow another 
instance of SCP-1580-1 if any are destroyed or otherwise removed 
from its proximity. 


Whispering of 15 to 18 db can be heard from all instances. Attempts 
to record single instances of SCP-1580-1 will cause the instance to 
cease speech, and no coherent speaking can be singled out in 
recordings of all instances at once. Further study on the possibility of 
sapience is underway. 


Addendum 1580-A: All instances of SCP-1580-1 halted on // 
Recordings of the event, under later inspection, revealed one 
instance of SCP-1580-1 to be speaking at 38 db. No evidence of the 
event described by the instance has been found, and evaluation of 
the involvement of [REDACTED] in society is under consideration. 


Today, one whole tale has been forgotten. Not just 
simply left in the archives of an old, but left in their 
withered corpse. An occasion that rarely occurs. 


How many years has it been since the first one? Time 
went from crawling to flying, though | do not know how. 


Look at me now. The only reason I'm still here is my 
immaturity. Making myself bustle and hustle about. I'm 
no more in worth than the villages of today. This is not 
how | should be. Sickening. 


My tale has already been long forgotten. | cannot 
remember it myself. Ah, how | wish for days past. But 
today, | am trapped with the very men and women who 
vanquish tales. Those that are left alive today are 
nothing but warped figures of what used to be. 


Never mind my rambling. | will continue my shrieking. 
Remembrance is nice, even if it's made from those you 
despise. 


After the first coherent vocalization of an SCP-1580-1 instance, all 
instances began to repeatedly speak the following ( //_ ): 


We climb and climb, afraid of time, 
It ticks and tocks, like falling blocks, 
Don't want to die, in tears and grime. 


Our mother's locks, her lovely flock, 
We cannot cry, so life's sublime, 
We're ne'er not fast, and though we laugh, 


Only a few fairy tales can last 
When a foundation rips apart the past 


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SCP-1581: A Balanced Diet 


Item #: SCP-1581 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1581 is to be contained 
within a standard 5m x 5m x 5m cell in Site . No further actions are 
necessary unless experiments are being conducted. 


SCP-1581-1 is to be contained in a standard human containment 
unit. Because of continued cooperation with the Foundation, 
SCP-1581-1 is allowed to tour the site if accompanied by security 
personnel, and any appropriate requests may be reviewed and 
granted. No contact is premitted with any personnel actively involved 
with any other SCP object. Otherwise, anyone with Level 1 
Clearance or higher is allowed to engage SCP-1581-1 in casual 
conversation, or arrange visits in the containment unit. Following 
Incident 1581-001, SCP-1581-1 is to be confined to the containment 
unit at all times, and no personnel is allowed to enter the unit without 
Level 4 authorization and supervision. This restriction can be 
ignored by security personnel for interventions in case of an 
emergency. 


The toilet that SCP-1581-1 uses must be designed and fitted with a 
device that automatically seals the matter SCP-1581-1 defecates 
into plastic containers before disposal. 


Description: SCP-1581 is a cohesive lump of semi-digested carrot 
pulp and mashed carrots, approximately 2.4m in diameter. It is 
roughly spherical, and contains traces of other food components, as 
well as digestive enzymes, gut flora and feces. When separating 
matter from SCP-1581 through any means, the largest remaining 
part regains its original mass and size, while any separated material 
becomes non-anomalous. However, SCP-1581 can be relocated if 
moved as a whole. 


SCP-1581 is a spatial anomaly. Objects inserted from any direction 
enter an extradimensional space filled with more of the same 
substance SCP-1581 is composed of, apparently found within an 
anomalously large gastrointestinal tract. Objects may also exit this 
extradimensional space the same way, by moving or being moved in 
a Straight line through the position occupied by SCP-1581 inside the 
tract. GPS devices placed within SCP-1581 always indicate their 
location as SCP-1581-1. 


SCP-1581-1 is ahuman male, aged 44, believed to somehow 
contain SCP-1581, as well as the extradimensional space it leads to. 
SCP-1581-1’s intestines are completely filled with carrot pulp, and 
defecating results in the same substance. Despite this, SCP-1581-1 
experiences no adverse health effects that this condition would 
normally create, and needs to consume food just like a regular 
human. Consumed food does not appear to enter SCP-1581-1’s 
gastrointestinal tract, and any object inserted into SCP-1581 does 
not actually appear inside SCP-1581-1. 


Exploration of the space within SCP-1581 is difficult, due to the 
mashed carrot substance that appears to fill it completely. Human 
exploration is possible, but difficult and impractical. Endoscopic 
examination with modified length endoscopes has proved the most 
versatile. This way, the area in the vicinity of SCP-1581 can be 
mapped by inserting an endoscope until an intestinal wall is hit, and 
then continuing along the wall. Through this method, it has been 
found that the carrot pulp immediately around SCP-1581 is 
contained within an intestine approximately 5m in diameter, and 
moving “downstream” at a rate of about 12mm per day. Of note is 
the fact that about 15 meters “downstream”, a junction has been 
discovered in the gastrointestinal tract, where the intestine cavern 
splits into two smaller ones. The significance of this is unknown, and 
SCP-1581-1’s intestinal tract itself does not present any such 
anomalous anatomical features. 


Endoscopic examination of SCP-1581-1 has shown that his 
duodenum and anus both lead to a similar extradimensional space 
as SCP-1581. 


Recovery Notes: SCP-1581-1 was brought to the Foundation’s 
attention on / /20 , through a phone call placed by his son, from 


their home in ; to a local doctor, describing SCP-1581-1’s 
condition, that the son reported has been going on for two days prior 
to the call. At the time of containment, SCP-1581-1 was cataloged 
as Anomalous Item - , in lack of apparent need for containment 
procedures. SCP-1581-1 is unable to recall the exact moment of 
onset of his condition, or any anomalous events that would’ve 
caused it, and has stated that he strongly dislikes the consumption 
of carrot-based foods. 


SCP-1581 was discovered after the material extracted from 
SCP-1581-1 was gradually collected into a large waste container 
following testing. When attempting to dispose of the contents, the 
anomalous nature of SCP-1581 was immediately noted. It is 
believed that material from SCP-1581-1 reached a critical mass that 
somehow resulted in the creation of SCP-1581. Experiments to 
attempt to create additional instances are not permitted at this time. 


Medical Intervention Report 319-1581: On 5/ /20 at : hours, 
bowel obstruction surgery was performed on SCP-1581-1, in an 
attempt to remove the matter filling his gastrointestinal tract. Surgery 
performed as usual, intestinal wall breached, and a total of 11.7 kg 
of carrot pulp was removed. No anatomical abnormalities noted. 
SCP-1581-1 recovered in the next hours. Post-surgery examination 
revealed the absence of carrot pulp in SCP-1581-1's intestines, and 
endoscopic examination revealed no further anomalous properties. 
Surgery declared success. SCP-1581-1 placed in containment for 
observation following medical recovery. 


Of note that, at this time, GPS devices inserted into SCP-1581 still 
showed their location as SCP-1581-1. 


Incident 1581-001: On 7/ /20 , 44 hours after Medical Intervention 
319-1581, Research Assistant Peters performed a casual visit of 
SCP-1581-1's unit. This was not considered unusual, and therefore 
their discussion was not recorded. The surveillance video logs of 
SCP-1581-1's unit during this event can be accessed at 
[REDACTED]. Analysis of video logs shows no anomalous behavior 
beyond casual conversation. 


Twelve (12) minutes and twenty-one (21) seconds after the 
conclusion of the visit, Research Assistant Peters gained access to 


SCP-1581's containment cell and immediately proceeded to 
consume material from it. Due to the low security priority of 
SCP-1581's cell, Research Assistant Peters was able to continue 
this activity for two (2) minutes and ten (10) seconds before being 
forcefully removed by security personnel. Following the incident, 
Research Assistant Peters was unable to account for or explain his 
previous actions. 


Immediate medical examination revealed that no carrot pulp was 
present in Research Assistant Peters’ gastrointestinal tract. 
Subsequent examination of SCP-1581-1 showed that his intestines 
once again contained carrot pulp, and that the previous anomalous 
conditions have returned. SCP-1581-1 placed in isolation. 


Interview 1581-8/ /20 


Interview between SCP-1581-1 and Dr. Steel, 
concerning the events of Incident 1581-001. The 
interview was performed on 8/ /20 , 12 hours following 
the incident. 


<begin recording> 

Dr. Steel: SCP-1581-1, | would like to ask you 
some questions regarding yesterday. Please 
state your name for the record. 

SCP-1581-1: . Go on, doctor. 

Dr. Steel: Do you recall your last conversation 
with Research Assistant Peters? 
SCP-1581-1: Yes, | believe | do. 

Dr. Steel: What exactly did you talk about? 
SCP-1581-1: You know, just the usual. News 
from the outside world, sports, the such. It’s 
good to break the isolation from time to time. 
Oh, and we talked about me a bit, too. He 
never really mentioned it before, but it’s no 
surprise that he eventually did. | do have this 
terrible condition, and among friends, it comes 
up sooner or later. 

Dr. Steel: Are you aware that your condition 
was cured following the surgery? 
SCP-1581-1: Cured? Gosh no. You removed 


the substance, but the essence, that was still 
there. And now it’s back, as you can see. 

Dr. Steel: So it seems. But why did you 
convince Research Assistant Peters to restore 
you to your current condition? 

SCP-1581-1: Restore? Don’t be silly, doctor. 
How on Earth would he even do such a thing? 
Dr. Steel: Are you not aware of Research 
Assistant Peters’ actions following your 
discussion with him? 

SCP-1581-1: No, I’m not. | assume he’s a very 
busy man, labcoat and all. | don’t ask him 
about his work, | know he can’t tell me. 

Dr. Steel: Ten minutes after leaving your 
containment unit, Research Assistant Peters 
gained access to SCP-1581 and ate from it. 
SCP-1581-1: Ew. Oh, wow. | mean, it’s 
carrots... Is he fine? 

Dr. Steel: He’s alright for the time being. So, 
are you saying you had nothing to do with 
what he did? 

SCP-1581-1: What, you’re thinking | 
hypnotized him or something? No, sir. It's not 
like I'd even know how to do that. We just 
talked, is all. Hey, if he’s feeling better, could | 
see him later? | really want to be sure that he’s 
fine. 

Dr. Steel: Interview concluded. 

<end of recording> 


Fifteen (15) minutes after the interview, Dr. Steel was 
apprehended by security, trying to gain access to the 
containment chamber of SCP-1581. 


« SCP-1580 | SCP-1581 | SCP-1582 » 


SCP-1582: Ant Man 


Item #: SCP-1582 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1582 is located ina3 x3 
x 3 containment cell covering the queen's nest at an isolated 
location in south-west Western Australia. Due to the fact that 
instances of SCP-1582-1 do not leave the nest, only two guards are 
required to stand watch for potential escape. Lethal force is 
acceptable for all instances save for the SCP-1582-1 brain, but due 
to its size and inability to leave the nest, this is highly unlikely. 


Description: SCP-1582 is an aboriginal man, composed of 
Myrmecia regularis ants, estimated to be roughly 300 years old. This 
data was gathered from a nasal drone instance of SCP-1582-1 on / 

/89. SCP-1582 is roughly 25-75 meters in area, due to wars with 
other colonies and flood migrations. Certain instances of 
SCP-1582-1 are still uncontained due to theft from rival colonies and 
difficulties locating them. At the time of this documentation, an 
estimated five pieces are missing, including the right forefinger, 
pinky toe, testicles, and the nasal cartilage. 


SCP-1582 is split into approximately 40,000 different ants, not 
including featureless soldier and worker SCP-1582. The unique 
parts carrying human biological matter are referred to as 
SCP-1582-1. 


Instances of SCP-1582-1 rarely venture to the surface, the mass of 
drones carrying the heart and lung biological parts never moving 
more than one meter from of the brain. Testing reveals that 
SCP-1582, the SCP-1582 ‘colony’, will not expire if a vital organ is 
destroyed, but instead a new drone will be dispatched to the location 
to salvage biological matter from the housing sac located on the 
abdomen. Upon arrival the drone will absorb the matter into its 
abdomen, becoming plerergate, until the retrieved liquid reforms ina 


sac located on its abdomen and in effect creates a new instance of 
SCP-1582-1; It is believed that because of this, the destruction of 
the 'queen’, which carries the brain, would most likely cause the 
destruction of SCP-1582. 


It appears that most of the body parts do not serve any real purpose 
or function, save for the eyes, ears, nose, and an assemblage of 
organs involved in speech production. Sensory organs such as the 
nose and eyes transmit information to the brain for up to 2 meters, 
albeit at a slow rate using a sort of chemical trail passed along 
worker ants - the exact mechanism is unknown. It is not known 
whether or not the entity can feel pleasure or pain. 


Certain instances of SCP-1582-1 can connect to one another to 
create working organic systems. Body parts and sacs of organic 
material connected to abdomens of SCP-1582-1 are detached, and 
afterwards 'mended' together by worker drones. Afterwards the parts 
are retrieved and recycled using the previously mentioned process. 


Interview 1582-A: The following is an interview conducted with 
SCP-1582, translated from his native language.