The caterpillar of the Lobster Moth – in addition to its intimidating appearance, it will spray formic acid in self defense



    by freudian_nipps

    16 Comments

    1. ThatFlamingo942 on

      This is why you don’t let random insects have orgies. Looks like a spider and and ant split roasted a catepillar. Good gawd

    2. Icy_Performer_6794 on

      I have watched my fair share of PBS and BBC nature shows. I watched Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom as a child and watched Casual Geographic on YouTube as a grown man. Nature still shows me something new. Why have I not seen this impressive creature before?

    3. Historical_Sherbet54 on

      And here I’d have been tripping on mushrooms saying it’s some sorta radioactive scorpion transmogrified ant worm

      ….but I’ll happily accept your proper answer

    4. LeinadLlennoco on

      I don’t care for this shitty looking bug, but god damnit I support its right to exist.

    5. Mistermxylplyx on

      ![gif](giphy|26DN5mTjpKEsumZqg|downsized)

      Spits what now? I was always gonna leave it alone, now I’m about face, full trot at the first sight.

    6. Sudden_Employer_4636 on

      What an odd looking creature.
      Absolute nightmare fuel.
      Interesting coincidence that it looks a bit like a giant ant and uses the same chemical for self defense as ants do.

    7. covert0ptional on

      I didn’t expect to hear the Signs music. My ingrained childhood fear of that movie made this even more unsettling.

    8. Chonky_D_Floofy on

      I don’t think this is real. If you look up lobster moth caterpillar it looks nothing like this. It looks more like a lobster than this abomination.

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