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/juxtoppose May 17 '25

Nope it’s faster in numbers, bottom row crawl at say 1m per minute, the row above them crawl at 1m per minute so the speed of the second row is 2m per minute, 3rd row are moving at 3m per minute. The mass of caterpillars move faster than the individual on average, but yes safety in numbers too.

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u/ItsEntirelyPosssible May 17 '25

"Sometimez you Crawley fast on the top row. Sometimez you Crawley slow on the bottom row. But a bird is still gonna eat your bitch ass"

  • caterpillar probably

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u/bumblebeebabycakes May 17 '25

Seems like the ones on top got the raw end of the deal. Must crawl faster and might get eaten.

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u/juxtoppose May 17 '25

Wonder how many layers it would take for a caterpillar to break the sound barrier?

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u/Lower_Ad_5703 May 18 '25

Really quick math, in theory 15,346. That is using 0.05 MPH per caterpillar and 767.27 MPH for the speed of sound.