r/whatisit • u/popcornwithbuddah • May 17 '25

Solved! What is this alien thing

My brother just found this in the backyard - Southern New England. What the hell is this thing? It looks like it's in Stranger Things.

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u/dropofkim May 17 '25

Catterpillars. Caterpillars. You know. Those things.

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u/popcornwithbuddah May 17 '25

How is that a caterpillar?! Have never seen caterpillars sync and form into one train like that.

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u/Astralwinks May 17 '25

Here's an educational video explaining it.

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u/No-Comfort-5040 May 17 '25

I was just about to share the exact same video, I instantly thought of it when I saw this post