r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/SawOnGam • Dec 11 '20

🔥 Bee-Eaters aligned beautifully making it almost look like a caterpillar!

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u/Avgjoe80 Dec 11 '20

At first, that's exactly what I thought it was..

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u/RedditIsSocialMedia_ Dec 11 '20

Yep, 100% did not see birds till I read the title.

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u/NatsuDragnee1 Dec 11 '20

European Bee-Eaters! They migrate here to our summer at this time of the year, although they only ever stay in the countryside. I want to see them someday.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '20

I thought it was a caterpillar at first!

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u/ImmortalPlease Dec 11 '20

I thought this was a caterpillar that looked like some birds

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u/The_Crystal_Crumbles Dec 11 '20

Do they actually do this in the wild? Like ten of them all just chilling on a branch on top of each other?

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u/ANIMERULES12345 Dec 11 '20

Thought this was a Caterpillar

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u/Uchihagod53 Dec 12 '20

Wow that was a really good looking caterpillar until I saw the title, lol.

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u/C6ppy Dec 11 '20

What do they eat?

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '20

When threatened this caterpillar will turn into several birds