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My husband ran across this creature hiking in the jungle. We don't know if it's a large caterpillar of some kind or what it might be, I'm sure someone out there knows what it is.

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5 Comments

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Wow! Stunning

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 11 years ago

beauty!

RachelleSmith
RachelleSmith 12 years ago

He is 5-6" long and about as round as a nickle.

Naveen nathan
Naveen nathan 12 years ago

what is the size??

KristenGilpin
KristenGilpin 12 years ago

A moth caterpillar, likely a wild silk moth (Saturniidae) by the size and 'horns'.

RachelleSmith
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RachelleSmith

Panama

Spotted on Sep 8, 2011
Submitted on Sep 8, 2011

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