Attack of the Carnivorous Caterpillars!

[Leaper]

Picture it: a sunny summer day on the beaches of Hawaii. Tourists and locals alike scurry across the sands, swim, and soak up rays.

But then, a disturbance, at first so distant that few pay attention. But as the screams grow louder, and more people in terrified flight pass, the beachgoers start to take notice. Then they hear it: the snapping trees, the squelching, the bone-crunching chewing.

It is then that the full horror strikes: the peaceful island state is overrun by flesh-eating caterpillars!!!

Coming soon to a theatre near you…

[Anaamika]

Um…ew. And to think my radishes just got eaten by some caterpillars. (Completely, by the way. Bastards).

[Anaamika]

Sorry for the double post, but HAH! Another proof of evolution:

These are the first caterpillars known to eat snails or mollusks of any kind, an evolutionary adaptation likely enabled by the island chain’s isolation.

And this is the coolest part:

To attack their shelled prey, the flesh-eating caterpillars wait for snails to come to rest. After poking them to make sure they’re still alive, the caterpillars then use silk to bind the snails down.

[quiltguy154]

Do those caterpillars carry teeny-tiny salt shakers, or miniscule bowls of garlic butter?

[Hey_It_s_That_Guy]

They should pit these flesh-eaters against the nightmarish giant centipedes of Hawaii and see who wins.