up my phone.
I shot a shaky photo.
I’ve moved closer.
And then –
I screamed.
Because It wasn’t a snake.
Not a rope.
That was something much weirder.
🐛What I actually saw:
🐛What I’ve actually seen: a living caterpillar chain.
As I leaned forward – my breath with my breath held back – the “rope” began to move.
He didn’t crawl like a snake.
It was throbbing. He’s crawling.
The slow, waving movement of small feet and soft bodies is in perfect harmony.
I counted them later.
👉150 caterpillars.
Maybe more.
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