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AnnabellaAnnabella Registered Users Posts: 191 Major grins
edited June 3, 2006 in Holy Macro
these critters were all over the place.

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  • Dave LeeDave Lee Registered Users Posts: 74 Big grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    I'm not sure. Looks kind of like a gypsy moth caterpillar. gypsy moths are nasty, destructive little monsters.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,131 moderator
    edited June 2, 2006
    It is a lot like this image of the Gypsy Moth larva posted by the USDA,

    k5504-4i.jpg

    But not like the formal description which includes, "five rows of paired blue spots, on the back, that are followed by six rows of red spots." as descibed by the University of Massachusetts "Green School" and others.

    Gypsy_moth_larva.jpg


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  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
    UGGGGGG I have those SOB's!
    We have em all over here too!
    Veracious eaters and can defoliate a big tree in a week or so.
    Wifes Roses are being attacked by them.

    Yes they are Gypsy Moth Caterpillars aka Tent Caterpillars.
    I hate em but they are only bad for a few weeks before moth stage starts. :splat

    Here are a few shots of em I got.

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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2006
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  • boogieboogie Registered Users Posts: 553 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2006
    Excellent shots Annabella! Now I know what they really look like. :D
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