EEEK!! It's a Tremor's Graboid!!

[best appreciated at full size against black]

The other day I posted an image of a budding Miniature Lupine. Right after I took that picture, I noticed something moving just ahead of me in the grass. I didn't have to look closely, because this guy is a good 1" long and he was ga-lumphing along like a walrus out of water being chased by a land shark! He's so chubby I thought the earth would shake as he moved by! When I looked at my pictures on my computer, I couldn't believe it! This guy looks just like a Graboid from one of my all-time favorite movies, Tremors!! He even looks like he's exploding out of the ground! In fact, I would not be at all surprised if they didn't use a larvae like this as a model. I have absolutely NO IDEA what this will turn into, but it certainly didn't behave like a regular caterpillar. It didn't have feet except at the hind end, and I think those were just for hanging by when it makes its coccoon. I think it might be some kind of beetle larvae? Whatever it was, it was freakin' me out! :D

Cool Trivia Fact: My husband worked on many of the miniature special effects for Tremors!! Yay Steve!!

This image was taken in April, 2012.