Big ole worm

• Sep 24, 2007

• #1

contender*

Senior Member

Whatizit????? Daughter found this thing on a dogwood. Sucker has horns and apparently can sting thru it's "hairs".
Thought it was sorta neat lookin anyway.

 

Last edited: Nov 23, 2007

• Sep 25, 2007

• #2

rip18

Senior Member

It is one of the "big" moth caterpillars. It resembles a Pandora Sphinx moth caterpillar, but is unusually hairy.

Hope somebody can definitely ID it...

 

• Sep 25, 2007

• #3

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SWbowhunter

Senior Member

Check out imperial moth. I think they can be this color or green.

 

• Sep 25, 2007

• #4

doates

Senior Member

Im not sure if that's the one, but my buddy does surveying and was stung by a caterpillar. They had to carry him out of the woods and to the hospital.

 

• Sep 26, 2007

• #5

rip18

Senior Member

Looks like SWbowhunter nailed it!

Imperial moth caterpillar it is!

I didn't even consider color phases.

 

• Oct 14, 2007

• #6

Slingblade

Gone But Not Forgotten

Also known as a "Hickory Horned Devil", they look mean but won't sting or bite. My nephew found one a couple of years ago out in the yard. The one that stings and hurts like all get out is a saddleback caterpillar and I believe the worst of them all around here is called a grey flannel worm or something like that.

 

• Oct 15, 2007

• #7

MonroeTaco

Senior Member

Hornworm

 

• Oct 20, 2007

• #8

Rick_1971

Senior Member

Saddleback

My dad got tore up by a saddleback a couple of years back. He was sitting under a tree and felt it on back of his neck. It messed up his neck and his fingers from when he brushed it off.
Rick

 

• Nov 7, 2007

• #9

Joe r

Senior Member

you guys are cool talkin about a worm (lol)

 

• Nov 17, 2007

• #10

FishFanatic

Senior Member

doates said:

Im not sure if that's the one, but my buddy does surveying and was stung by a caterpillar. They had to carry him out of the woods and to the hospital.

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He must have had an allergic reaction.

 

• Nov 17, 2007

• #11

FishFanatic

Senior Member

Rick_1971 said:

My dad got tore up by a saddleback a couple of years back. He was sitting under a tree and felt it on back of his neck. It messed up his neck and his fingers from when he brushed it off.
Rick

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I got lit up by a saddleback this summer. It wasn't too bad. More of an irritating sting and left a slight raised rash on my shoulder for a few hours.

 

• Nov 23, 2007

• #12

contender*

Senior Member

Sorry hunt101 went down, I fixed it though.
BTW this thing did sting. My dog stuck his nose to it and I thought he was gonna jump out of his hide. Sneezed for a good 10 minutes too. Felt sorry for him but it was sorta funny!!

 

• Nov 25, 2007

• #13

knifemaker

Senior Member

contender* said:

Sorry hunt101 went down, I fixed it though.
BTW this thing did sting. My dog stuck his nose to it and I thought he was gonna jump out of his hide. Sneezed for a good 10 minutes too. Felt sorry for him but it was sorta funny!!

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Them beagles live and die by their nose.