Caterpillar

[ericadawn16]

There was a caterpillar on the car in front of us so I took advantage.

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[cp.livejournal.com]

It's a tussock moth caterpillar! I'm a bit of a bug geek myself. :) Unfortunately in this case (as with many moths, really) the caterpillar is more interesting than the adult moth. :)

http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/foltz/eny3541/Tussock/Orgyia.htm

[cp.livejournal.com]

Cool shot, too--the light makes for an interesting background effect!

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Both for the compliment and finding it for me.

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

I wondered if that's what it was, but I wasn't entirely certain. Do you ever go on that website? It's amazing (and terrifying! Bugs scare me) to see the variety of creatures that live in this world.

[cp.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I like that site and bugguide.net, which also has a good ID Request section. Nothing to be afraid of with most bugs, though! Really, only a small fraction bite or sting, and an even tinier amount can do any actual damage to you (barring an extreme allergy, of course). The variety really is amazing, and the world just wouldn't get along without 'em.

But I'll still freely admit that I vastly prefer butterflies and dragonflies and ladybugs to ants and termites and cockroaches. :)

[surreal-44.livejournal.com]

I'm not afraid of being bitten. -grin- I just find them scary to look at.

But I am a catch-and-release gal, or at least, "Ignore until they hopefully go away" gal.

As long as I can't really see them, they don't bother me too much, lol!

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

I've always loved bugs and things. I'd get so annoyed at the other girls trying to tell me how "girls don't play with bugs, that's a boy thing."

[mediate89.livejournal.com]

My babysitter's kids and I used to build sand paradises for the caterpillars we captured. That's how we spent our summer days. :p