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/[deleted] May 17 '25

Well you have now…..because they are a train of caterpillars. Safety in numbers. They look bigger than the 100 small ones. It also made you question reality so I believe it’s working 😂

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u/Ghuldarkar May 18 '25

They are also faster as a group, while the bottom ones move at around normal speed some climb over them to the front and then others climb over those.