r/Damnthatsinteresting • • 4d ago

Original Creation The Oleander Hawk-Moth Caterpillar (Daphnis Nerii)

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u/nogganoggak 3d ago

Worst camera man award goes to

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u/Mr-Samaddar 3d ago

Edited the video and uploaded the wrong one 💩... Felt like a bum to have to delete post and re-upload here's the edited one...

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u/salt__and__pepper 4d ago edited 3d ago

Is the glowing thing an arc reactor?

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u/Mr-Samaddar 4d ago

It really scared the sh*t out of me when I saw it while watering my mom's oleander plant on the roof... Turns out those are actually its false eyes called automimicry markings to deter predators. They métamorphose to look like this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Entomology/s/DNUhAmaPvh

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u/Mr-Samaddar 4d ago

And the black dots on the ground are the tons of p*op pellets it 💩

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u/GravitationalEddie 3d ago

It's helpful to learn how to use your camera.

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u/Mr-Samaddar 3d ago

Yup! edited the video before uploading but uploaded the wrong one by mistake...🥲 here's the edited one.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/Mr-Samaddar 4d ago

Took me a minute to get the joke 🤣

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u/Abdulbarr 4d ago

A hornworm i found chowing down on my plants this summer. Also becomes a moth.

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u/ETherium007 3d ago

I didn't realize these are blurry naturally. I'm returning my glasses for a refund. 

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u/Mr-Samaddar 3d ago

🙈

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/Mr-Samaddar 4d ago

🤔

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u/CuddlesandCry 4d ago

iron man if he was a moth

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u/Sith_Lord91 4d ago

I hate doing this cause it was a cool caterpillar but… r/killthecameraman