I found this guy clinging to the iron fence in front of my house. He was above some confederate jasmine and creeping fig. Below an oak tree.
He is pretty handsome until you see his belly. He looks like a grub on the bottom, with a white segmented body, many legs, a darkish "mouth" at one end (opposite the "tail" you can see in the pic).
We live in New Orleans.
What is this? Is it good to have around? for dogs?
mr. nice guy is unwilling to lay on his back for a picture, but here he is trying to roll over after being posed.
It looks like a flannel moth larva - be careful, they have a painful sting!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopyge_opercularis
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/356/
looks like a puss moth cat to me-a fierce sting to them too.
lol, i didn't realize that flannel moth cat was the same thing! http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/5366/
keep yourself AND your dogs away from them!
This message was edited Oct 31, 2008 9:30 PM
