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beatleschik1659 Canton, GA Aug 08, 2017

Can anyone tell me what kind of caterpillar this is? Found in Georgia. Thanks!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 08, 2017

Not a caterpillar but a beetle (mature larva or wingless female) in the family Phengodidae (railroad beetles/glowworms). These strange creatures appear to feed primarily on large millipedes. See http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/beetles/glow-worms.htm

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