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Weird Caterpillar, Looks like the one in Alice in Wonderland. Just took the photo an hour ago. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/bea175/wierd%20catapillar%202_zps93pdc554.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/bea175/wierd%20catapillar%201_zpsblekdb2h.jpg)
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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Looks like a turd with eyes. Somebody may be messing with you. 
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail if I was guessing. And judging by the darkened color, it's fixing to pupate. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.gardenswithwings.com/uploads/images/db/eatiswEMEde.jpg)
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We found a couple of these on a sweetgum at the creek the other day. Apparently, they're common, but we had never seen one before. Hickory Horned Devil ![[Linked Image]](https://featuredcreature.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1385402-18958d71-ff3c-439d-b0fc-19165bba4a032.jpg)
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yep swallow tail, eyespots are likely to make a predator think its a larger snake
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Kudos to the Evolution Gods on that one, that is one Magnificent Bastard of a caterpillar.
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail if I was guessing.
And judging by the darkened color, it's fixing to pupate. I'd like to see how large it is, it certainly has the look of a caterpillar about to shed its skin and pupate, but looks small and stunted. Happens quite a lot, ones that are harboring parasitic wasp or fly larvae or have some sort of bacterial or fungal disease, these stunted guys sometimes try to do their pupation thing but don't make it. Birdwatcher
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Papilio glauca or very close,
I think Birdie is right about being it parasitized. It's pretty common.
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Two more photos taking with wife cell camera. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/bea175/wierd%20catapillar%203_zpsbu5dbpbz.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/bea175/wierd%20catapillar%204_zpszpc76byw.jpg)
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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It had a red forked tongue but I didn't get a photo of it.
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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We found a couple of these on a sweetgum at the creek the other day. Apparently, they're common, but we had never seen one before. Hickory Horned Devil Sure would give a new meaning to dangerous game hunting if those things went about 750lbs.
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That looks like it was in the Chinese New Year parade. We found a couple of these on a sweetgum at the creek the other day. Apparently, they're common, but we had never seen one before. Hickory Horned Devil ![[Linked Image]](https://soundlandscapes.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/014.jpg)
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It had a red forked tongue but I didn't get a photo of it. It had a red forked osmeterium.
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AJ, Shhhhhh! This is all supposed to be hush hush. It landed during the "red moon" the other night. Geno
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A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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bea, sorry for the minor hijack, I couldn't resist the ALIEN temptation  Cool pics of the caterpillar. I've seen a few weird ones over the years too. Thanks, Geno
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That looks like it was in the Chinese New Year parade. We found a couple of these on a sweetgum at the creek the other day. Apparently, they're common, but we had never seen one before. Hickory Horned Devil I was thinking the same thing, IB. 
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