Hey, Bartender, there's a big green bug in my beer...

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JT
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Hey, Bartender, there's a big green bug in my beer...

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Check this guy out. I found him [?] in my woodpile the other day.

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Anybody know what kind of caterpillar it is?
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He's certainly colorful! Wonder what he is?
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Looks like it may be this guy:
http://www.javajane.co.uk/Hairy/slides/ ... 0moth.html

This site has a picture of what the final product looks like:
http://www.wormspit.com/cecropia.htm
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Thanks, Cass, that seems to be the same thing. This one has cocooned now. Those were great pages, especially the 2nd one. How'ed you find that so quickly?

One more shot of it from a front view. You can see the 1st threads of his cocoon:

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That caterpiller is TOTALLY cool! (I love bugs!) I suspected it was some sort of silkworm by the threads around it - or a spiderweb! Keep an eye on this guy JT, I'd love to see it's metamorphosis!
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Post by Bug »

He (or she) is a very pretty colored caterpillar but it turns into a BEAUTIFUL moth.

Keep watching and keep us posted!

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JT wrote:Thanks, Cass, that seems to be the same thing. This one has cocooned now. Those were great pages, especially the 2nd one. How'ed you find that so quickly?
I'm just nerdy that way! I think maybe I was a detective in a previous life, I like "figuring things out". I just typed "identify caterpillar" into the search.

That's a really cool looking critter!
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Post by Tracy in WI »

JT -

Great looking caterpillar, I've never seen one so vibrant before - and Cass - what neat information, thanks for sharing. I, too, would love to see it as a moth.

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What a beautiful caterpillar!
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That's awesome. I cant wait for the mini to get home from school to show her that picture. She loves bugs. She endlessly is hunting for them!
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Hey JT - got cocoon yet?


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