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[Riflebird]

[ropefish]

Pirits, on May 01 2013 - 02:56 PM, said:

I heard you like caterpillars...



...I do too, these Halloween caterpillars specifically (wooly bear apparently, I picked one up when I was young).

i have pure black ones at my house
they can run............really fast

they do however have an orange color under ther bodies

[font=sans-serif]The moth Pyrrharctia isabella is known by different common names at its two main life stages. The adult is the Isabella Tiger Moth and the larva is called the Banded Woolly Bear. The larvae of many species of Arctiid moths are called "woolly bears" because of their long, thick, furlike setae.[/font]
[font=sans-serif]The insect can be found in many cold regions, including the Arctic. The banded Woolly Bear larva emerges from the egg in the fall and overwinters in its caterpillar form, when it literally freezes solid. First its heart stops beating, then its gut freezes, then its blood, followed by the rest of the body. It survives being frozen by producing a cryoprotectant in its tissues. In the spring it thaws out and emerges to pupate. Once it emerges from its pupa as a moth it has only days to find a mate when it turns into a moth.[/font]
[font=sans-serif]Caterpillars normally become moths within months of hatching in most temperate climates, but in the Arctic the summer period for vegetative growth and hence feeding is so short, that the Woolly Bear feeds for several summers, freezing again each winter before finally pupating. Some are known to live through as many as 14 winters.^[1][/font]
[font=sans-serif]The setae of the Woolly Bear caterpillar do not inject venom and are not urticant—they do not cause irritation, injury, inflammation, or swelling.^[2] However, they will play dead if picked up or disturbed. Handling them is discouraged, however, as the bristles may cause dermatitis in people with sensitive skin.[/font]

Edited by ropefish, May 01 2013 - 07:43 PM.

[ropefish]

Riflebird, on May 01 2013 - 07:14 PM, said:

the picture didnt come up soory try again

[Bratwurst]

You said caterpillar right_

[ropefish]

Bratwurst, on May 01 2013 - 07:40 PM, said:

You said caterpillar right_

oh bratwurst *face palm*

[ropefish]

by the way does anyone play microsoft flight ^tm_

[Bratwurst]

ropefish, on May 01 2013 - 07:45 PM, said:

by the way does anyone play microsoft flight ^tm_

I from time to time, I have the alaska and hawaii pack

[ropefish]

Bratwurst, on May 01 2013 - 07:57 PM, said:

ropefish, on May 01 2013 - 07:45 PM, said:

by the way does anyone play microsoft flight ^tm_

I from time to time, I have the alaska and hawaii pack

i only have............hilo...........*snif snif*

[Countrygal]

Awwwwwww....

[ropefish]

just to break the cuteness.....

[FurrMe]

How about something sweet_

Spoiler

A Cater-cupcake-pillar.
http://2.bp.blogspot...aterpillar7.jpg

[Bratwurst]

CATERPILLAR! !

Edited by Bratwurst, May 02 2013 - 11:26 AM.

[SargeantPepper]

The final image in that carnivorous caterpillar video of the caterpiller feasting upon the fruit fly's collapsed head will haunt me for the rest of my days

[SS396]

SargeantPepper, on May 02 2013 - 02:39 PM, said:

The final image in that carnivorous caterpillar video of the caterpiller feasting upon the fruit fly's collapsed head will haunt me for the rest of my days

Uh, that wasn't his head, it was his butt.  The head is off to the right, notice the big red eye, and proboscis.

[Pirits]

ropefish, on May 02 2013 - 09:33 AM, said:

just to break the cuteness.....

Bratwurst, on May 02 2013 - 11:25 AM, said:

CATERPILLAR! !

Oh god no, you wouldn't believe the things I've seen of caterpillar-ed dragons (and other animals).

[Countrygal]

[SS396]

[SargeantPepper]

SS396, on May 02 2013 - 03:05 PM, said:

Uh, that wasn't his head, it was his butt.  The head is off to the right, notice the big red eye, and proboscis.

Ah, yeah, I see that upon review. Well on one hand you pointed out that I looked stupid, but on the other hand, you also removed a frightening image from my head.

It's a fair deal.

[SS396]

SargeantPepper, on May 03 2013 - 03:53 PM, said:

Ah, yeah, I see that upon review. Well on one hand you pointed out that I looked stupid, but on the other hand, you also removed a frightening image from my head.

It's a fair deal.

I certainly wasn't trying to make you look stupid, I just thought it was funny that it was his other end being devoured.
Sorry about that.

[Riflebird]

Cyberpillar!