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Some commenters and media outlets claimed the creature is an elephant hawk moth caterpillar, but the elephant hawk moth is only found in Europe, and the specimen in question was spotted in ...

Slightly concerned that a small dragon might emerge, I’ve done a bit of homework and discovered it’s the larvae of the splendidly named Elephant Hawk-moth. I can’t tell you how happy I was ...