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Hey, Bartender, there's a big green bug in my beer...
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:31 am
by JT
Check this guy out. I found him [?] in my woodpile the other day.
Anybody know what kind of caterpillar it is?
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:46 am
by pjayer
He's certainly colorful! Wonder what he is?
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:52 am
by cass
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
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:43 am
by JT
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:
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:59 am
by California Girl
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!
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:40 pm
by Bug
He (or she) is a very pretty colored caterpillar but it turns into a BEAUTIFUL moth.
Keep watching and keep us posted!
XOXO
Bug
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:52 pm
by cass
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!
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:59 pm
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.
Tracy
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:05 am
by liamsaunt
What a beautiful caterpillar!
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:14 am
by flip-flop
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!
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2023 9:34 pm
by California Girl
Hey JT - got cocoon yet?