I choose you, Weedle! Huge worm with horn spotted in Johor Bahru looks like real-life Pokémon

Pokémon fans know that the first-generation characters of the best-selling RPG series were highly analogous to real-life creatures. There’s Rattata, taken from a rat, Pidgey from a pigeon, Ekans (a snake spelt backwards)…and now, Weedle, which was spotted in Johor Bahru recently. The gigantic, alien-like worm went viral on social media after Facebook user Erain Tan posted footage of the sighting on Thursday (Nov 24). [caption id="attachment_462309" align="aligncenter" width="1076"] Photo: FB screengrab/Erain Tan[/caption] She noted spotting the creature outside her store in Kampung Gajah, Johor. The worm featured snake-like patterns across its back and was quite thick. Ms Tan noted that the slightest sound would cause the worm to twitch. [caption id="attachment_462308" align="aligncenter" width="1092"] Photo: FB screengrab/Erain Tan[/caption] She added that the creature probably slithered away as it disappeared when she returned after setting up her store. The worm had several similarities to the bug-poison type Pokémon, such as its segmented body and horn-like appendage, although the real thing had one at the end of its body. Its appearance sparked a debate among netizens, with some joking this was an actual Weedle that crawled out of a Nintendo Switch. Others got scientific and said this was the larva of an agrius convolvulus, also known as convolvulus hawk-moth. [caption id="attachment_462307" align="aligncenter" width="1274"] Photo: FB screengrab/Erain Tan[/caption] Regardless of the name or origin, the worm succeeded in scaring countless netizens./TISG https://theindependent.sg/sightings-of-an-extremely-rare-migratory-huge-vulture-in-singapore/ Read also: Bus captain on the way home to Johor Bahru gets into accident on SLE - Singapore News  Malaysian says S$2.70 cai png in Singapore cheaper than Johor Bahru; he would eat in SG before heading home after work to save money  Yao Wenlong shows off his S$400K house in Johor Bahru