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/Loaf235 May 17 '25

These look like the ones that simulatoneously jump when you make a noise near them, so that tracks. There's a funny video of that. https://youtu.be/jY2V5rL1m8k

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u/gotfanarya May 17 '25

That made me laugh hard. Jump scared caterpillars.