It's a saddleback catapillar. The thorns have venom. Felt it on my neck. Never seen one before, but will definitely be on the lookout from now on.
Brushed up against this while picking corn. It stung.
3 years ago by myeyesburn to c/pics
elbarto777 -79 points 3 years ago path: 0 2001891 2002244, hotness: undefined, score: -79, children: 11
objectionist 48 points 3 years ago
what's bad about pokémon references
ivanafterall 78 points 3 years ago
He's an addict who has avoided triggers until now. As we speak, he's visibly shaking and sweating, scratching at his arms and trying to get his old copy of Pokemon Snap to boot.
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myeyesburn 8 points 3 years ago
It's because you said the "R" word. ;-)
electrogamerman 3 points 3 years ago
Reference?
myeyesburn 2 points 3 years ago
Yeah, it's taboo here, dontchaknow?!
CeruleanRuin 1 point 3 years ago
If there's one thing I've learned it's to not disparage someone's childhood obsession on the internet unless you're prepared for the backlash. Nostalgia runs feverish among forum users.
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theodewere 27 points 3 years ago
surprise caterpillar
band name maybe, debut album A Sting on the Neck
Whirlwindwanderer 5 points 3 years ago
Cover picture: a massive crawler dozer right about to land on some guys neck
theodewere 1 point 3 years ago
okay, is he too busy to notice the giant cat sneaking up on him because he's absorbed in his iphone? is the band making a social statement in this album? or is the caterpillar more of a metaphor for our own destructiveness coming back to bite him.. IN THE NECK..
Twitchy1 10 points 3 years ago
Leemy.world choses what you get to see on other instances.
IMO worse than a bee. Add in the fear/anxiety of not knowing what is causing the pain. If you look down and see a stinger your brain calms, as long as you aren't allergic. The saddleback can just brush against you and you get a feeling of being burnt, best way I can describe it, for an a half hour or so. Skin shows no irritation right away. Kinda scary the first time. I recently brushed up against one for the first time and had to search for what caused it. At first thought it was poison ivy or something but the burning kept getting worse very quickly.
I can't even imagine what it feels like on your neck.
myeyesburn 9 points 3 years ago
I had no idea what had happened. I just felt a burning sensation on my neck. I thought at first I had just been cut by the corn stalk, but then the pain started spreading. I turned over the leaf and saw that, and freaked out.
The pain lasted for about 30 minutes. About an hour later, when I was able to look in the mirror, there was still a catapillar shaped welt.
Twitchy1 3 points 3 years ago
Leemy.world choses what you get to see on other instances.
Your username suggests you looked very closely.
I've lived in this location for over 40 years before I had a run in with one... As a kid we grabbed any reptile/amphibian we saw while playing in the swamps but had never met a saddleback until a few years ago. Crazy little guys, beautiful but angry.
myeyesburn 2 points 3 years ago
I'm in the same boat. Over 40 years here, and my first time encountering one. I had a serious WTF moment.
milkjug 6 points 3 years ago
Have been stung by a caterpillar, of all things, in my neck when I was young. It was mildly interesting that the affected area was more or less the pill-like oval shape of the caterpillar. Wasn’t too bad but I remember it itched like crazy.
TheTechNerd6789 4 points 3 years ago
Cute
altima_neo 4 points 3 years ago
I saw those around mexico a lot. They are everywhere and they scared the shit out of me.
AnonymousLlama 2 points 3 years ago
Horrifying looking thing 😮
intensely_human 1 point 3 years ago
Just wait till the trip starts to take hold
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this thing qualifies as a new pokémon type lmao
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