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Tue, Aug 14, 12 at 20:58
| It was in my container. I live in a balcony so I'm not sure how this got here. What is this freaky looking thing?! I have no idea what it is and a little afraid to touch it now. lol
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- Posted by bugjuice90 5 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 15, 12 at 0:06
| looks like a slug to me but I can't tell if it is slimy from the pic. Does it leave a trail of silvery sticky goo? |
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| It's a caterpillar, a moth caterpillar, to be exact. If I could get a better look, I could ID it for you. I will tell you this with certainty: you need not be afraid to touch this little guy. It won't bite, sting, and it's not slimy. |
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| It looks like a yellow-striped armyworm. They love to eat vegetable leaves, so I'd deep six it asap. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Field guide link
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| yeah that's a caterpillar I have had several of those exact ones this year they do eat leaves I only saw them eating the dead ones but I saw damage to live ones too so they had to go |
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