/r/caterpillars
An army of caterpillars. Who doesn't want more caterpillars in their life? 🐛
All things caterpillars.
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/r/caterpillars
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Hungry Samia Cynthia
09:07 UTC
Hawk moth or horn worm?
It has fake eyes but a horn on the end. Iam terrified of caterpillars and maggots(larvae things)
17:31 UTC
What kind of caterpillar is this, if it's one? Don't know if it is a caterpillar, so I decided to come on here. (BELGIUM)
It used to be brown-ish to greenish, but now it's this colour.
08:30 UTC
Lime green caterpillar
Sorry for the blurry pics, but is anyone able to tell what kind of caterpillar this is? It was a lime green color with 2 red spots. Found in New York state
02:08 UTC
What kind of caterpillar is this and why has it been very inactive and not eating for 4 days!? I'm in the UK btw.
22:45 UTC
I filmed this not so wee fella having a feed.
10:23 UTC
I found this guy near my farm field.
06:28 UTC
Angle Shade Help
I found this little guy in my room a couple nights ago and decided I wanted to try and look after him. I done some research and found out what kind he is I believe I found the right one. However this is my first time trying to look after a caterpillar and I want to do it right.
I made a tub for him and filled it with an inch of dirt, placed a few sticks in and also put in food it said they would like and he seems to like it and eats a fair amount of it. I’ve covered the tub with a cheese cloth like fabric so they can breathe.
However I found out he may overwinter and I don’t quite fully understand what that means or what it will look like for them specifically and I want to make sure I do everything right. Im hoping someone can explain the steps that I need to do and what they will go through from this stage onwards so I know what to expect and what to do, as well as keeping them happy and healthy. Any help would be appreciated :)
04:21 UTC
What is this? Can I save it?
We harvested carrots and the submerged from the pile of carrot greens.
17:53 UTC
ID please!
Seen on Oct 27th in the Catskills, Slide Mountain area.
16:11 UTC
Can anyone ID ?
05:44 UTC
How should I look after the pair of grey daggers I found? (UK)
It sounds like they should emerge next spring because they were late in the year, if that's right can I put them in a fridge over winter like I do solitary bees? Would hate to have them come out too early. I hope they're ok.
I moved them from our potted cherry tree sapling when they started walking about looking for a place to pupate, all their feeding was done in the wild. Did offer them some leaves from the tree but they weren't interested. After a couple of days they were both in cocoons.
They're inside some kind of film-looking things too (covered with lines in the second picture) but I guess that's normal!?
05:32 UTC
Pandora Sphinx
Somerset, WI.
02:42 UTC
What kind of caterpillar is this?
Spotted in MD.
23:18 UTC