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jth747 Leon, WV Oct 11, 2008

This little critter was on my clothes line. Have no clue what it is, but it's colorful.

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

I think this is it

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

Don't touch!

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Oct 11, 2008

Sibine stimulea (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) - see http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/1485/ for more.

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MotherNature4 Bartow, FL(Zone 9a) Oct 12, 2008

A Saddleback caterpillar, for sure. This is a bad one.

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critterologist Frederick, MD(Zone 6b) Oct 13, 2008

No touching!!

The slightest brush against those bristles stings worse than any bee or wasp, and the pain lasts for hours... I've read that it puts more sensitive folks in the ER. Baking soda and peroxide helped a little for me. This year, I wore gloves while weeding and didn't get stung... I think they were hanging around on the cherry tree "weedlings" that sprouted in my beds last year, and I got stung 3 memorable times.

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