What is this caterpillar that I nearly stepped on today? North Alabama. About 3-4 inches.
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imgur.comPosted Sep 28, 2014, 2:25 AM UTC
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imgur.comr/whatisthisbug should know. I ran across one last night too, in the middle of the night collecting samples at work. I thought it was a grub and I also thought it was upside down. Those little antennae things look like legs and I thought the little dude was inching along on its back.
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That's pretty much what happened with us. We went to roll it over and it resisted at which point I realized it was right side up. The back end is funky too. I haven't run across a caterpillar with a hard, non-fuzzy end segment (that I remember). At least I think that's the back, it was convulsing more than walking. I think a dog we saw earlier might have stepped on it.
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Don't forget to mark this as solved! :)
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Whoops, thanks for the reminder. I run with RES's style override and didn't see the button.
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Imperial Moth caterpillar most of the time they are green but they have developed into several different colors including orange.
Awesome. And it turns into a nice autumn-toned pattern too. Neat!
Thanks!
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THAT THING IS FRIGHTENING! KILL IT. KILL IT WITH FIRE!