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chicochi3 Fayetteville, AR(Zone 6b) Oct 10, 2008

I know it's not an insect or a spider, but this was the best place I could think of to post this thing. Found it sitting on a rose leaf this morning.

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chicochi3 Fayetteville, AR(Zone 6b) Oct 10, 2008

Here's a side view, which is rather blurry. Seems to be attached to the leaf with a little suction cup type of foot.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 10, 2008

Maybe a Hag Moth larva?

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

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 10, 2008

Don't touch them, they sting!

http://www.ag.auburn.edu/enpl/bulletins/caterpillar/caterpillar.htm

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chicochi3 Fayetteville, AR(Zone 6b) Oct 10, 2008

That looks like it's probably it. Didn't they have giant forms of these appearing in 1950's B horror movies? It's an ugly little critter, but apparently relatively harmless, so I believe I'll let it live! :=) Unfortunately, the warning not to touch was too late. I was touching and checking it out to see if it was flora or fauna. Decided it was fauna, and now I know what it is!

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melsalz Mooresville, NC(Zone 7b) Oct 10, 2008

What an ugly looking insect. Gave me the heebie jeebies, yikes!

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chicochi3 Fayetteville, AR(Zone 6b) Oct 11, 2008

At first sight I thought that it was a piece of a dead leaf off of something. Then I looked closer, and figured out it was some kind of critter. It has eaten a little of the leaf that it is sitting on, but has done no real damage, so I'll just leave it alone. Ugly little sucker, though.

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