Watch this caterpillar fling its beetle attacker through the air

CREDITS

producer
Sarah Crespi

citation
S. Sugiura and T. Takanashi
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 2018
DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blx156

photos and video
Shinji Sugiura

story by
Richa Malhotra

music
"Morphology"
Nguyên Khôi Nguyên

[manofculture]

When I was a kid, this caterpillar was one of my worst nightmare. It'd hiss like a snake everytime the branch where it stayed was shook. There even was a myth that if it gets on you, the only way to remove it was to peel off your skin.

[MrMarblesXecution]

-no beetles were harmed in the making of this video-

[clarkevander]

"You wouldnt want to make this worm angry"

I actually do

[kaikai]

It's a Cater-pult!

Edit: I most certainly will not get out...


Okay okay, I'll go. no need for the hook

[rangem]

He protec
He attac
But mos importantly
He dont want to be a snac

[brennanhuff]

I whip that beetle back & forth
I whip that beetle back & forth
I whip that beetle back & forth

[thalmoragent]

*Congratulations, your Caterpie learned **_Seismic Toss!_*

[Lavender]

Beetel: that looks like a tasty caterpillar
Caterpillar: YEET BOIIII YOU THOUGHT

[Pokemon_Doge]

Huh this Caterpie's trainer must be really good for his Pokemon to beet a Pinsir

[avsaucyboi]

My lvl 100 Caterpie is too strong for legendary Pokémon

[miley]

Beetle: *Touches caterpillar*
Caterpillar: Yeetus Deletus.

[liliencalvel]

I've always picked these little fellas up growing up. I picked one up about a month ago and it lunged and hissed. I had never had that happen to me before. It scared me and I left that little guy alone.

[esmeraldaesmeralda]

Yehey! I'm so happy for the brave caterpillar being able to defend itself. ❤️

[elieoops]

train it til LV.10 then it will get a new form

[PKmaster]

*Congratulations, Your Capterpie learned **_YEET_*

[oly]

*That caterpie defeated a pincer :O*

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[asmr-sensei]

I'm tired of being eaten alive!! *ENOUGH!!!*

[LotusBookWorm]

Did j'all say the match was 25 TIMES?!? Something tells me the scientists were just watching a good bug fight 😂

[AmieB]

I would too if I had that nasty 6-legged roach crawling all over me.

[ToastedFanArt]

The "green goo" is scientifically known as "flubber"