A cool cat....

[Single_shot]

Ha! A cool catapillar I mean.Wife touched it with her digits and she said her digits picked for quite some time.

[wooly]

Oh Single_shot, you make me so proud knowing there's other folks out there that are fasinated by these interesting creatures!

What you got there is a Peacock Moth larva.

Hope you don't mind my posting a pic I took last summer to go along with yours.

The trick to these prickly catterpillers...as well as other biting and stinging insects, is to let them walk on you without touching them to pick them up. As long as they don't feel threatened by any poking or prodding, or feel any resistance from you, you'll be fine.

[growalot]

nice...have a pic of the Moth wooly?...cool find Single_shot

[wooly]

...unfortunately, not in my collection yet Growalot.

[Single_shot]

Oh Single_shot, you make me so proud knowing there's other folks out there that are fasinated by these interesting creatures!

What you got there is a Peacock Moth larva.

Hope you don't mind my posting a pic I took last summer to go along with yours.

The trick to these prickly catterpillers...as well as other biting and stinging insects, is to let them walk on you without touching them to pick them up. As long as they don't feel threatened by any poking or prodding, or feel any resistance from you, you'll be fine.

No problem wooly...nice shot there! Thanks for the info as well. The wife and I like to get pictures of all the critters at camp,you know,the stuff you don't see every day. I'm hoping Santawife and the elfkids bring Santadad a new camera.

[wooly]

That's how it all starts! Hope you get your new camera!

Here's a link you may find helpfull next time you come across a creature you're looking to identify. I like the way this site is set up and narrows down the possibilities according to different characteristics. It's really easy to use and is suprisingly accurate for most anything I've encountered around here.

http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q