Recognize this critter??

[jymbee]

Came across a snapshot I took of this strange looking little guy we came across outside our house last August. No idea what it is. (??)

 

[MotorSeven]

I don't know but he is one cool looking critter.

 

[Carl_NH]

its a 1/4 scale caterpillar crawler

 

[jerrybob]

It's a quarter.....worth about 25 cents!:laughing:

 

[MotorSeven]

Whaaat...no entomologists here on this thread yet??? TBN has let you down

 

[paulharvey]

Its bait, of the fresh water species.

 

[whistlepig]

Might be one of these?

Royal Alberta Museum: Invertebrate Zoology - Bug Facts - Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

 

[kevin37b]

That is a very big quarter , or a very small houseslipper .

 

[jymbee]

Might be one of these?

Royal Alberta Museum: Invertebrate Zoology - Bug Facts - Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

Wow-- I think that's it! If not the exact species, a closely related one. All of the pariculars would seem to match.

We were leaving the house when we spotted it and only got this pretty crappy picture. How did you come up with the ID??

 

[whistlepig]

Wow-- I think that's it! It not the exact species, a closely related one. All of the pariculars would seem to match.

We were leaving the house when we spotted it and only got this pretty crappy picture. How did you come up with the ID??

I did a search for "caterpillars". I'm kind of curious about critters and when I see something that I have never seen before I try look it up. I sure have never seen one of these.

 

[jymbee]

I guess even if I had been thinking "caterpillars" I would have figured my odds of finding it were slim. As far as I'm concerned-- mystery solved. Thanks much for your input.

I did a search for "caterpillars". I'm kind of curious about critters and when I see something that I have never seen before I try look it up. I sure have never seen one of these.

 

[Don87]

Came across a snapshot I took of this strange looking little guy we came across outside our house last August. No idea what it is. (??)

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Looks like a 'moneygrubber' to me...........IE: tax collector or politician in disguise:laughing:

 

[jymbee]

Just wanted to say that I appreciated all of the "non-scientific" comments as well. :laughing:

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Nature is Amazing !

 

[Dirtdeere]

Looks like a toy to me. You pulling a fast one on these simpleton tractor folks? Shame on you! Lol

 

[jymbee]

Looks like a toy to me.

EXACTLY what I said when my wife and I spotted this guy! It just looked other-wordly. I guess you saw the solution to the mystery that whistlepig posted. We have loads of these butterflies around here from time to time but have never noticed the in this stage of their development.

 

[brin]

Wow-- I think that's it! If not the exact species, a closely related one. All of the pariculars would seem to match.

We were leaving the house when we spotted it and only got this pretty crappy picture. How did you come up with the ID??

Geeez, you didn't squish it did you ? I hope not or the world be short a beautiful butterfly...My Mother loved butterflies ......

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Geeez, you didn't squish it did you ? I hope not or the world be short a beautiful butterfly...My Mother loved butterflies ......

I would have had to bring him in and watch him grow out

 

[turnkey4099]

I guess even if I had been thinking "caterpillars" I would have figured my odds of finding it were slim. As far as I'm concerned-- mystery solved. Thanks much for your input.

Same with me and birds. There ae only a few species "little brown bird", robins, iggles" (Pat McManus).

Harry K

 

[jymbee]

Geeez, you didn't squish it did you ? I hope not or the world be short a beautiful butterfly...My Mother loved butterflies ......

As it was pretty close to an area where we drive on the lawn, I took it over to the edge of the woods and set the critter down on grass in a more protected area. Had I harmed it in any way my dog would have never forgiven me!