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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 year ago

I believe that's George Washington, one of the "founding fathers" of USA

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a cutworm. Some kind of moth caterpillar.

[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does it tickle the tongue or make it completely numb?

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Do not eat the denticks.

[–] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Does it go better with salt or melted butter?

[–] CPC@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Spodoptera ornithogalli, a common pest species

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a grub.

Will eventually turn into some type of beetle.

They spend their first part of a lifecycle living like this underground gaining calories before transforming.