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speckledpig Satsuma, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 24, 2007

I assume that this is some sort of caterpillar? I don't really know anything about them other than they're all over my yard and trees and driveway, etc.

I found this "collection" of them in this trough and just had to take a pic and ask the question.

Thanks,
David

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speckledpig Satsuma, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 24, 2007

Here's a close-up.

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Chills Saint Clair Shores, MI(Zone 6b) Mar 24, 2007

They look like Gypsy moth caterpillars to me.

~Chills

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 25, 2007

They could be Tent caterpillars

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hsu.edu/uploadedImages/Biology/tent%2520caterpillars%2520best%2520fg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hsu.edu/content.aspx%3Fid%3D3939&h=247&w=271&sz=78&hl=en&start=29&um=1&tbnid=9S8C7dQtf79fUM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=113&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhairy%2Bcaterpillars%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 25, 2007

Let's try that again

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hsu.edu/uploadedImages/Biology/tent%2520caterpillars%2520best%2520fg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hsu.edu/content.aspx%3Fid%3D3939&h=247&w=271&sz=78&hl=en&start=29&um=1&tbnid=9S8C7dQtf79fUM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=113&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhairy%2Bcaterpillars%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 25, 2007

I don't know why it's not showing the page, just google tent caterpillars images and it will describe them....they have some blue dots on their sides. I couldn't tell if yours have those.

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Mar 27, 2007

If they are tent caterpillars you should have tents in your trees, a sure sign.

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speckledpig Satsuma, AL(Zone 8b) Mar 27, 2007

I don't see any tents yet. I will keep looking, thanks all.

It looks like there are small, faint blue dots on the sides. If I get home tomorrow and there's enough light, I'll get a closeup shot where you can tell.

Thanks,
David

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Mar 27, 2007

http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/319/

Try this link..looks like Tent Caterpillars to me too...take a butane torch to them....

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