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[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 77 points 1 week ago (2 children)

In case it’s not clear from the pic, this is a caterpillar.

[–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 28 points 1 week ago

It's very much not clear, lol, I was coming here to ask. FASCINATING photo.

[–] Goun@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] mononomi@feddit.nl 62 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The colors have been turned up but its real (trippy)!

[–] Osprey@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

It has googly eyes!

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 30 points 1 week ago

My God, it's full of stars!

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eyes ward off predators because they make the creature look like a big predator, so that's very much the point of those markings.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

for some animals fake eyes can be on a nonessential part of the body like a fish's tail, because eyes are also an indicator of where the head is and is a primary target for predators. so they can get away with a damaged tail instead of losing their head to a massive bite.

[–] rustyricotta@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Defeat it to become Elden Lord

[–] porcelainpitcher 2 points 6 days ago

slaps table Thank you. I was trying to figure out why it looked kinda familiar. I'm playing NG+ and gearing up for the DLC! (I know I'm late to the party but I'm super psyched!)

Gotta love the goofy 'eyes'

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Karjalan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

It's Cthulupillar!

[–] VeryInterestingTable@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago

Is this Rompopolo from Monster hunter?

[–] just_ducky_in_NH@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

It looks like a clear night sky!

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 8 points 1 week ago

For being a major pest, it is quite striking.

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Galaxy caterpillar

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's so cool looking. Usually means it's poisonous.Is it?

Technically is that venomous if it doesn't inject but is just poisonous on the outside?

[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Venom/ injection

Poison/ ingestion

Edit:I'm not sure about absorption..

[–] porcelainpitcher 3 points 6 days ago

Still poison. But if you had a cut/open wound on your skin or in your mouth/digestive tract venom would still be effective.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We could invent a third one until someone corrected us. They say that's the fastest way to get a correct answer on the Internet. Instead of asking, just say something wrong.

How about touchydeathy?

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Which is similar to notouchy for llamas

[–] ReiRose@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago