twig caterpillar -- not ID'd yet by Bev Wigney

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27-June-2005

photographed on trail in poplar bush.
10:32 a.m.

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mexilicious		28-Sep-2008 22:41
HAHA! I been playin with these catapillars since I was a kid! They come down on a thin silk from trees and hangs and dangles...there are green ones too... :)~ they are harmless and cute! kids can play with them if they don't squash it!

MICHELE NORMAND		21-Jul-2008 18:17
HI ...MICHELE FROM STONYMOUNTAIN MANITOBA CANADA, WHAT A WEIRD CATERPILLAR,IVE NEVER SEEN ONE OF THESE IN MY 45 YRS OF BEING AROUND....FIGURES ID FIND SOMETHING NEW THATS NOT BEEN ID YET...LOL

Bev Wigney		18-May-2007 18:13
Kaylegh - They're just a type of caterpillar that pretends it's a little stick when it is frightened. Normally, they are found in woodland areas, or on trees. It may well have come into your house by accidentally hitching a ride on someone's clothing. They don't bite or do anything destructive. It should turn into a moth after it makes a cocoon.

kayleighjoseph		18-May-2007 17:42
Hi, we have found one of these in our house?? Where are they found and what do they turn into?? its a scary looking beast. Thanks Kayleigh

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