How cute is this little fella? Found him in my flower bed and decided I "needed" some pics of him. Any help IDing him would be greatly appreciated - also what he eats. Thanks so much
Who am I?
He is approx 3/4" long - I threw some Passi leaves in with him - tried to get some of the mikweed but the aphids have about decimated it...ugh!
don't touch it. It's a saddleback. Painful stings!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/507
Mrs_Ed - thank you for such a quick ID and warning! I kinda thought by looking at him that I should avoid coming into contact with him...just wanted him for photo purposes...LOL
hee hee!!!
Yah, a friend of mine just told me about it a couple of weeks ago.
Amazing something THAT size can cause such pain, eh? Will make sure to release him away from MY plants - esp those I weed around. If he likes trees he can go into the neighbor's tree. LOL
It said apple, asters, blueberries, citrus, corn, dogwoods, elms, grapes, linden, maples, oaks, Prunus species, sunflowers and viburnums. Is there anything like that it could be carefully moved to? It IS cute...wouldn't want it starving.
This message was edited Aug 20, 2008 11:59 AM
Maple - Oak...and plenty of sunflowers...I'm thinkin' the little oak tree will be perfect
don't forget to post him to bugfiles!
All that being said - went to take him out to show him to someone and what do you think happened? UGH!!! Those things HURT!!!! I thought he was still on the leaf - while picking it up, realized too late he was on the side of the container....yeow-ch!!!
haaaaaa
sorry to laugh at your pain, but isn't that the way things always go???
Well now when you make your bugfile's entry you have something interesting to write!
This guy looks sooo cool though!
Does anyone know what the moths they turn into look like?
just a plain moth
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/7012/
LOL - tis true, tis true...going to get a couple better shots of him tonight...then "free at last...free at last" and away from my hands...ugh
Here's the actually moth...not very attractive...looks like a bad guy in a batman movie http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/4878/
Looks like a baby wrapped in a blanket, too cute!