Alien Caterpillar 😆

Mineral Matters #693

Every now and again, I suffer from a case of pareidolia.

But what is it? It is the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern. Also known as the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness.

We have seen it in Mineral Matters posts on a number of occasions. Check them out here.

This one is a weird looking caterpillar (to me anyway!).

Below: Malachite, Barite, Quartz, Spring Creek, Wilmington, South Australia.. Width of view 6mm.