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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Jul 11, 2008

First up is this cute little caterpillar

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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Jul 11, 2008

This thing looked like he could hurt!

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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Jul 11, 2008

Another cat

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 11, 2008

The 3rd one is a Banded Wooly Bear:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctiidae

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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Jul 11, 2008

Thank you!

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 12, 2008

The second one is a robber fly (Diptera Asilidae). They are ambush predators on other arthropods; large specimens are capable of a painful bite if mishandled.

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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Jul 12, 2008

It looked quite meanacing! Thanks

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