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Title: interesting creature
Post by: boneaddict on July 23, 2007, 12:41:35 AM

I was packing up camp and found this little fella on the one of the girls' pillow
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv47%2Fboneaddict%2Ffriend.jpg&hash=356b257632be6b0ea6ad9e5e20290301bf2a73dd)

Title: Re: interesting creature
Post by: GoldTip on July 27, 2007, 10:36:30 AM

Wow, very cool pic, must admit I have never seen a caterpillar that looks like that.  Assuming thats what it is of course.

Title: Re: interesting creature
Post by: smdave on July 27, 2007, 11:35:22 AM

Western tussock moth caterpillar

(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10203/pests.jpg)

Title: Re: interesting creature
Post by: jackelope on July 27, 2007, 11:37:30 AM

Orgyia leucostigma

http://bugguide.net/node/view/521/bgimage

Title: Re: interesting creature
Post by: boneaddict on July 27, 2007, 12:05:39 PM

YOU'RE AMAZING DUDE.......I don't know how you knew that or found that. 
Both of you.  Thats awesome 

Title: Re: interesting creature
Post by: jackelope on July 27, 2007, 12:11:36 PM

the internet is an amazing thing...
bugguide.net ain't bad either.

Title: Re: interesting creature
Post by: smdave on July 27, 2007, 12:22:43 PM

Every time my family asks me anything I tell them to Google it, that is were I found it.

Dave

Title: Re: interesting creature
Post by: boneaddict on July 27, 2007, 12:24:03 PM

What th ehell did you google....strange looking caterpillar  :)

Title: Re: interesting creature
Post by: smdave on July 27, 2007, 12:26:36 PM

http://images.google.com/images?q=moths+and+caterpillar&ndsp=20&svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&start=80&sa=N

it was on page 5

Title: Re: interesting creature
Post by: jackelope on July 27, 2007, 02:29:43 PM

hey bone...if you google wierd looking caterpillar, the specific caterpillar pops up at the bugguide.net site the 4th one down the list.
bugguide is a good site, i keep it in my favorites.