What is this?!

[Galapoheros]

What is this thing?! I thought it might be fake at first but it looks like a genuine larvae .....of something..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyh9v6qhlu4&feature=related

 

[Matt K]

Looks alot like one of those crazy caterpillars... while I have never seen that or something like it before, I have seen some REALLY weird ones in Mexico and Central/South America...

 

[Ariel]

I don't know what that is, but its awesome! Odd, but awesome!!!

 

[spiderfield]

:drool: Awesome! Looks like a type of Hag Moth larva from the family Limacodidae. The caterpillars typically look like slugs and have odd dorsal protrusions/tufts, as shown in the video.

 

[cacoseraph]

bat caterpillar



^ made up, but sounds good to me

 

[Warren Bautista]

bat caterpillar



^ made up, but sounds good to me

BATTERPILLAR!

 

[zonbonzovi]

Phobetron pithecium? I'm not smart, just riding spiderfields' coattails.

 

[Teal]

BATTERPILLAR!

Win!

It's sorta... cute?

How big would it be, based on whatever type of plant it is on?

 

[KyuZo]

scary looking

 

[TheSpiderKid]

thats soo cool!!!! i have never seen anything like it!!

 

[Deroplatys]

Heeeeeaaaaaaaad Crraaaaaab

 

[Roski]

Phobetron pithecium? I'm not smart, just riding spiderfields' coattails.

+1. "monkey slug" is the common name for the larva. Looks like it lost some of the lobes off of its carapace here, nothing unusual.

Unless you count its appearance, that is

 

[Finntroll86]

Looks like a bat that hit a bug zapper, and trying to crawl away. MEDIC!

 

[VinceC]

now thats a funny ass batapiller :clap:

 

[Acro]

They are completely different, but it reminds me of this critter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7GbMlJgaas
Poke around, you can find more clips of them.
There are so many amazing animals on this earth!