O/T ...Can You Name This Critter????

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O/T ...Can You Name This Critter????

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I was out the other day cutting firewood for the this winter. I had an Oak on the ground cutting it into correct lenghts when I notice this peculiar little fellow crawlining along on it's merry way. :wtf:
I personally had never seen one of these before other than in pictures. :eusa-snooty:

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This fellow is about 5 inches long and as big around as you index finger. He's quite the looker with all the horns and spikes. :shock:

Anyone want to tell me what this fellow is???? :wink: :lol:

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We have them here too.
I looked it up last year and forgot the name but we call them "Big @ss caterpillars " looks like they are from star wars ! Some kind of horned caterpillar gonna be a big butterfly.
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I think it turns into some kind of a big moth.
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This is what it becomes....
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Yes this caterpillar is what is called the HICKORY HORNED DEVIL, it turns into the REGAL MOTH which is also called the royal walnut moth.

The regal moth (Citheronia regalis), also called the royal walnut moth, is a North American moth in the saturniidae family. The caterpillars are called hickory horned devils. The adult (Imago) has a wingspan of 3.75-6.1 in (9.5-15.5 cm).

https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/278774
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AJ01 wrote:
Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:47 pm
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This is what it becomes....
Metamorphosis is probably God's way of reminding us anything is possible!
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I would call it good fish bait!👍🏻
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I would call it good fish bait!😉🎣
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Delta variant of the gypsy moth caterpillar
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Delta variant of the gypsy moth caterpillar
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Froghunter wrote:
Sat Jul 31, 2021 9:19 pm
I would call it good fish bait!👍🏻
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ComfyBear wrote:
Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:43 pm
Yes this caterpillar is what is called the HICKORY HORNED DEVIL, it turns into the REGAL MOTH which is also called the royal walnut moth.

The regal moth (Citheronia regalis), also called the royal walnut moth, is a North American moth in the saturniidae family. The caterpillars are called hickory horned devils. The adult (Imago) has a wingspan of 3.75-6.1 in (9.5-15.5 cm).

https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/278774
Give This Man a Cigar!!! :lol: :lol:

Nice going ComfyBear!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

You don't see these too often where I live.
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:clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbup:
AJ01 wrote:
Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:16 am
ComfyBear wrote:
Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:43 pm
Yes this caterpillar is what is called the HICKORY HORNED DEVIL, it turns into the REGAL MOTH which is also called the royal walnut moth.

The regal moth (Citheronia regalis), also called the royal walnut moth, is a North American moth in the saturniidae family. The caterpillars are called hickory horned devils. The adult (Imago) has a wingspan of 3.75-6.1 in (9.5-15.5 cm).

https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/278774
Give This Man a Cigar!!! :lol: :lol:

Nice going ComfyBear!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

You don't see these too often where I live.
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It is really simple with a good pic usually. Just put your cursor on the picture and right click, look for Search Google for image and click on it and boom there is the info needed. :)
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