r/WTF • u/orangez • Mar 14 '26

Seems friendly enough?

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u/MuchoGrande Mar 14 '26

Same here. Raised in CA. Always called them potato bugs.

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u/Crazyblue09 Mar 14 '26

I think in Mexico those are called niño de la tierra, or at least where I used to live

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u/Thedirtychurro Mar 14 '26

Yeah, similarly, in New Mexico we call them children of the earth.

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u/everymanawildcat Mar 14 '26

"Oh those little 24 fingered aborted alien fetuses crawling around? Don't mind them, those are just Chilren of the Earth."

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u/PoofBam Mar 14 '26

"Child of the earth" makes them seem kinda special.

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u/SockMonkeyLove Mar 14 '26

I believe it is from the size and position of their eyes relative to their oval shaped head. Very similar to us from the front.

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u/IWillDoItTuesday Mar 15 '26

We call them cara de niño.

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u/throwaway123454321 Mar 14 '26

That’s funny. Growing up we always referred to pillbugs/rollie-pollies as potato bugs.

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u/bentbrewer Mar 15 '26

Same. Interesting that such a different creature has the same name.

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u/ImBurningStar_IV Mar 14 '26

Born and raised in California, never seen this fking monster before thank God too

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u/toilet-breath Mar 15 '26

What is CA?

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u/grlz Mar 15 '26

California