r/oddlysatisfying • u/Catma222 • 1d ago

How this Monarch caterpillar eats so neatly.

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u/MagicSunlight23 1d ago

What are the things hanging down from its body?

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u/ItsAlwaysTooLate 1d ago edited 1d ago

Those are its tentacles. They use them to help move around and ward off predators.

Edit: Why are you downvoting me? That’s what they are%20and%201%C2%A0cm%20(0.39%C2%A0in)%20long.%5B39%5D) lol.

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u/CrouchingDomo 23h ago

I genuinely can’t believe they’re actually called tentacles, that’s somehow hilarious 😀 TENTACLES BELONG IN THE SEA!

Cheers for passing on knowledge!

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u/BlindJack517 23h ago

They’re soft sensory filaments. Basically little feelers, not stingers.

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u/NeonCroupier64 23h ago

Those are sensory filaments that help the caterpillar feel its surroundings. They look dramatic, but they’re completely harmless.

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u/SL2525 1d ago

Ñam ñam ñam! 🌿 🐛

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u/HumorOwn-10 1d ago

I can hear the cartoon typewriter sound effect in my head.Ding!

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u/Angel_Of_Death03 1d ago

You should hear a snail eat, found one a few months ago that I almost stepped on so I helped the fella onto a leaf and boy was he happy, began munching within seconds and at night they're not quiet eaters

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u/Tingly-Emily 1d ago

This is remarkably soothing to watch.

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u/desertoutlaw86 1d ago

How can I eat corn on the cob row by row… practice my friend.

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u/ThePrintGuardian 13h ago

Now look up what happens to them during the metamorphosis stage. I had no idea that they dissolve into almost a complete soup. I thought they just transformed from a caterpillar body into a butterfly body

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u/Catma222 13h ago

I did know that. It’s wild.

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u/Catma222 1d ago

Also, this video is not sped up. 😎

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u/CodeNameLoofah 1d ago

I really thought it was just because of how the caterpillar is moving

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u/gocard 21h ago

Having proper eating etiquette at a young age is a requirement for Royals.

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u/Alert-Confection2495 19h ago

wait is that its actual tongue sticking out

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u/GameasauresRex 18h ago

is this just natural instinct or are they actually well mannered?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Every time I see something like this I appreciate nature a little more.

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u/Doofindork 1d ago

This needs chainsaw noises in the background. Look at it go!

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u/Bad-Robot-1009 1d ago

It ain't just chomping willy-nilly. Could caterpillars have OCD too? :)

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u/BenNitzevet 1d ago

Very Hungry

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u/Gothic_Biscuit 1d ago

This little guy eats with better table manners than I do

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u/redsoxsuc4 23h ago

“Your boos mean nothing! I’ve seen what makes you cheer”

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u/Live_Chapter_3563 23h ago

When the muchies hit. Am I the only one that hears a chomping sound in my mind?

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u/LeeAnnLongsocks 1d ago

Can caterpillars get gas from eating so quickly? (Yes, my brain works in strange ways!)

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u/Elec_82 20h ago

Sieht aus wie t-virus Mutation