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Common Castor (Caterpillar)

Ariadne merione

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EarlyStages
EarlyStages 12 years ago
Common Castor
Ariadne merione Common Castor | Project Noah


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achmmad
achmmad 12 years ago

Mm, I mean some similar caterpillar are usually called "stingin caterpillar". When we touch it, it feel like they are stinging us. This is one of reference: http://poisoncentertampa.org/venomous-cr...

Ashok N Pulliyerengi
Ashok N Pulliyerengi 12 years ago

no wendy it doesnt have sting...

achmmad
achmmad 12 years ago

It must have a strong sting! Am I right?

Ashok N Pulliyerengi
Ashok N Pulliyerengi 12 years ago

yes craig I too hope it gets identified :)

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

That's an amazing caterpillar Ashok! I've edited the spotting to read as 'unidentified'. Hopefully someone will be able to get a bit closer to the species name.

Chennai, Union Territory of Puducherry, India

Spotted on Dec 5, 2011
Submitted on Feb 5, 2012

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