Is anyone familiar with a species of stinging caterpillar that has black spikes in bands and has striped colors on its body including red, orange, and yellow? I am only familiar with the all black variety and found this brightly colored one today in my flowers. I am unable to find any example looking like this particular caterpillar online. Does anyone know anything about it?
(Yes there is such a thing as stinging caterpillars only they don't 'sting' like a bee. They have hollow spikes sticking from their bodies which inject poison into anybody who might be trying to hurt them. Nasty little critters...)
Thanks for any help you can offer! I am unsure where to categorize this so here goes nothing...
Stinging caterpillars...?
You didn't mention where you live, which could have a pretty major bearing on what kind of caterpillar it might be.
One of the most common ones in North America is often called the wooly-bear caterpillar. It is actually a type of tiger moth (Arctiidae) called Lophocampa maculata.
Here's some pictures
http://bugguide.net/images/raw/OZXR3ZXR3...
http://www.discoverlife.org/IM/I_DLW/000...
Reply:i found one like this by my school campus but much fatter shorter and darker than the pictures. i live in arcata california, would this possibly be the same kind and poisonous? Report It
Reply:the cat. of the question mark butterfly. http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu.G2ALFGMr...
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