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#1 Offline Chromerust - Posted September 16 2015 - 10:40 AM

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#2 Offline Mercutia - Posted September 16 2015 - 10:45 AM

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Cocoon of some sort?



#3 Offline Crystals - Posted September 16 2015 - 10:55 AM

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Caterpillar  :D

I see them around sometimes, swallowtail I believe.


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#4 Offline William. T - Posted September 16 2015 - 11:46 AM

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Caterpillar. They look weird.


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#5 Offline Chromerust - Posted September 16 2015 - 11:57 AM

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It had eyeballs and teeth lol

#6 Offline dermy - Posted September 16 2015 - 11:57 AM

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I think it's a larva [caterpillar] of the Swallow-Tail Butterfly [don't know exact Species] they look like that so that birds will think they are just poop [yuck who wants to eat that!] and then they leave them alone.

 

I saw a bunch of Swallow-Tail Butterflies this year, very large butterflies!



#7 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 16 2015 - 3:20 PM

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I think there's a few caterpillars with spots on them that look like eyes on big giant heads to trick their enemies. I'm pretty sure the actual head is much smaller and harder to see.



#8 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted September 20 2015 - 10:46 AM

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If I saw that in the dark I would definitely freak out XD.


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Eastern tiger Papilio glaucus swallowtail caterpilar 5th instar


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#10 Offline Subverted - Posted July 3 2016 - 11:47 AM

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This is a really old thread, did you notice that?


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