this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2025
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[–] [email protected] 79 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

It has googly eyes!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago

My God, it's full of stars!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Defeat it to become Elden Lord

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months 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!)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

It's Cthulupillar!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Gotta love the goofy 'eyes'

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Is this Rompopolo from Monster hunter?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

For being a major pest, it is quite striking.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

It looks like a clear night sky!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Galaxy caterpillar

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months 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?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Venom/ injection

Poison/ ingestion

Edit:I'm not sure about absorption..

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months 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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Which is similar to notouchy for llamas

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago