Caterpillar ID

[davelumb]

This crawled towards me and up the chair leg at a show today. Not a clue what species it is.

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[Mark_Houghton]

This crawled towards me and up the chair leg at a show today. Not a clue what species it is.

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vapourer moth by the looks of it Dave

[Steve Moore]

Yep

Don’t touch it.

The caterpillar of the Vapourer Moth which has venomous spines on its body that can cause symptoms like swelling, redness, and intense pain if they come into contact with human skin. In some cases, the venom can even cause an allergic reaction.

[davelumb]

Yep

Don’t touch it.

The caterpillar of the Vapourer Moth which has venomous spines on its body that can cause symptoms like swelling, redness, and intense pain if they come into contact with human skin. In some cases, the venom can even cause an allergic reaction.

This crawled towards me and up the chair leg at a show today. Not a clue what species it is.

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vapourer moth by the looks of it Dave

Thanks chaps. I'm always wary of hairy caterpillars and kept well clear of it!

[Will Smith]

I doubt it would have affected you Dave with your Rhinoceros skin .

Will.

[davelumb]

I doubt it would have affected you Dave with your Rhinoceros skin .

Will.

I have silky soft skin.

[The great Gavino]

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Me and my boy found this chunky little unit on our walk this morning

[Steve Moore]

IMG_3400.jpegMe and my boy found this chunky little unit on our walk this morning

Elephant hawk moth.

https://www.uksafari.com/elephanthm.htm

[davelumb]

One I spotted at dusk yesterday when setting up to not catch eels.

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[martin(rockape)]

One I spotted at dusk yesterday when setting up to not catch eels.DSCN6967-Enhanced-NR.jpg

I'd put my money on it being a moth.

Possibly a Knot grass moth........after much googling.

Regards

Martin

[Mark_Houghton]

One I spotted at dusk yesterday when setting up to not catch eels.DSCN6967-Enhanced-NR.jpg

Pale tussock moth according to google lens

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... pillar.jpg

[davelumb]

One I spotted at dusk yesterday when setting up to not catch eels.DSCN6967-Enhanced-NR.jpg

I'd put my money on it being a moth.

Possibly a Knot grass moth........after much googling.

Regards

Martin

I thought moth after the previous one.

One I spotted at dusk yesterday when setting up to not catch eels.DSCN6967-Enhanced-NR.jpg

Pale tussock moth according to google lens

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... pillar.jpg

Looks like it.