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great hairy caterpillar


great hairy caterpillar

hairy yellow with tufty head gear and black intersections and a spikey end!



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What a Gorgeous Caterpillar Snowdrop do u know if itl be a Beautiful Butterfly OR A Beautiful Moth? BTW welcome2GOY :)

5 Oct, 2008

 

Hi snowdrop :)
Very wierd looks like a bottle brush!

5 Oct, 2008

 

Hi Snowdrop think this may be a tussock moth caterpillar - careful with him those little spines secrete toxin which can irritate skin .You probably seen the moths about as silvery white look like they been dusted with powder.

6 Oct, 2008



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