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Stacey @xstitcher (39030) • Petaluma, California 5 Mar

It's 7:09 p.m. and it's Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday. The weeks sure go fast now that I'm working. Then, I'll have two days at home, for which I will be glad but will go too fast. Right now, I'd like to watch a...

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It was a long wait!

Fleur @Fleura (35007) • United Kingdom 17 May 25

Back in August last year, as I was pruning our grape vine, I found an elephant hawk moth caterpillar. And since we were all curious to see what the ‘final version’, as it were, would be like, we kept it in a special enclosure. We...

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A hairy caterpillar on our sofa!

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 7 Sep 24

We returned home to find this hairy caterpillar on our sofa. Thankfully, none of us sat on it. My brave son picked it up with tissues and dumped it. It makes.me itchy just looking at it!!

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The caterpillars can be beautiful and cute

youless @youless (114117) • Guangzhou, China 7 Sep 22

In the past the caterpillars were quite horrible to me. And a few days ago I saw this image and somewhat I found them not that creepy When you see the beautiful butterflies, don't forget they came from the...

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Beginning of Food Chain

Overflowing @Overflowing (3709) 24 Aug 20

When i was doing myLot outside the house and watching my husband at the same time propagating some plants,he called me to see a caterpillar. He said "look baby theres a big caterpillar on the kumintang plant". Automatically i...

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Caterpillar Art by my kid

Lavanya @Lavanya15 (12888) • Chennai, India 19 Jul 20

Hi friends, Today is Sunday so my co sister give lot of art and drawing related tasks to our kids together. All together enjoying their free time. So I getting more free time to spend hear. Just now she came to me, and shows...

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Wormy, is it you?

nawala @nawala123 (20871) • Indonesia 20 Jun 20

I just been watering my planys and i found something in my orange tree. A green caterpillar is eating orang leave. I think it is having nice breakfast though I gonna waiting it turning into a beautiful butterfly

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A Rose Visitor

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 13 May 19

While out in the yard earlier with my camera I snapped a few shots. This rose is one of many. See the little caterpillar on the rose petals. Can you guess what it will become? A moth or a butterfly? Anyone care to guess? I see...

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This caterpillar made me feel itchy!

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 10 Dec 18

Just seeing this caterpillar on the wall made me feel itchy. I didn't even get close to it or touch it. That's my mind playing tricks on me. It felt funny but weird!! Do you feel itchy just looking at itchy stuff?

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Have you hold a caterpillar in your life?

Thelma @thelme55 (79324) • Germany 23 Aug 18

No, I haven't. I am scared to touch it. However, my cousin and my nieces love touching it. They even let it walked on their arms and hair. Yikes. Would you dare to hold it if you have any chance? Yesterday, when I was trimming my...

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Absolum's Cousin Eric

ARM @responsiveme (22923) • India 25 Jul 18

@FayeHazel posted a discussion on a green caterpillar which she found in her garden and named Absolum. Coincidentally, my friend who owns a farm sent me a photo of another large green caterpillar. I named him Eric. Eric, because...

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Absolum - found in my garden

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 23 Jul 18

A few weeks ago I found this interesting looking chap in my garden. Needless to say I didn't hoe up that weed it was sitting on. I didn't want to disturb this large caterpillar. Well, that and I didn't want to take the chance...

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Oh Boy, I Should Have Known

rakski @rakski (156389) • Philippines 30 Jun 18

Hello everyone. As you can see in the photo, tgis is my lemon plant. The left was taken Friday afternoon and the other one today. I should have taken action when some of you told me to take them away because they are eating the...

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Camping season is over for these tent caterpillars

Joanie @Freelanzer (10782) • Canada 27 Aug 17

They built their tents on my fruit trees and I let them be. I mistakenly thought they were spiders and serving the useful purpose of getting rid of harmful bugs. But when I saw a news feature on my local news that talked about a...

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Should I kill them or keep them?

Joanie @Freelanzer (10782) • Canada 8 Jul 17

I noticed my potted parsley herbs were been eaten and recently I discovered these beauties in the photo were feasting on them. They have shredded three plants and were on to the 4th. So I plucked them all off, stems and all and...

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My kids got to cash in their piggy banks

ShannyBananny @shaggin (74987) • United States 22 Feb 17

I told my kids once their piggy banks filled up they could spend them. Their father used to give him change when he was alive. When we are out walking I point out any coins for them to collect. After 12 years my daughters was...

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We have a pet caterpillar now

ShannyBananny @shaggin (74987) • United States 20 Feb 17

A few days ago my son spotted a little fat green caterpillar on the floor. I got out an empty peanut butter jar and drilled holes in the lid. We picked dead bamboo for it, some leaves and have been feeding it out scraps. It...

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Woolly Worm

Steve Helmer @srhelmer (7047) • Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 14 Oct 16

The good news is the weather cooperated and I was able to finally take a walk at lunch. The bad news is photos were a little hard to come by thanks to the fact many other people had the same idea (and quite a few weren't obeying...

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Another Fuzzy Caterpillar

Steve Helmer @srhelmer (7047) • Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 29 Sep 16

This little guy really could move through the grass. I had to chase him a little bit (about 5 feet) before I could get a photo.

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Fuzzy Caterpillar

Steve Helmer @srhelmer (7047) • Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 27 Sep 16

I didn't notice this little guy at first and almost stepped on him thinking he was just part of a plant. But, I realized what it was before I stepped on it and took a photo instead.

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