Caterpillar Epidemic? 🐛
Okay, so I have lived in Perth my whole life and I have never really seen that many caterpillars… tbh I didn’t know entirely what they looked like and maybe I never paid any attention to them?
But a few weeks ago I was outside at 11pm and I saw one and filmed it because I thought it was funny (they have weird faces). I then sent it to the family chat and was informed it was a caterpillar (I originally called it a centipede 🫠)
From the next day onwards, I’m seeing them EVERYWHERE! Not just in my backyard, but my local cafe and other people’s houses!!! Like when did this start happening? Am I going insane?!
Are caterpillars taking over?
*photos were taken on 3 occasions in my backyard… I needed evidence of how often they were appearing
EDIT: just so y'all know (anyone downvoting comments) - this is tagged a shit post for a reason, I can’t speak for anyone else but I would never harm them or any insect! I watched ‘ant bully’ as a child and learnt my lesson - also I love the caterpillar in bugs life. All respect to these creatures and I don’t condone killing or harming them 🥰