It is also used for animals and plants that grew large, and expressions such as 'obake daikon and obake yago (colloquial term for dragonfly larva)' (giant daikon radish and giant dragonfly larva) are used.
大きく成長した動植物にも使用され、「お化けダイコンやお化けヤゴ（オニヤンマの幼生の俗称）」などと使われる。