I need help identifying something I found in my yard

[dwoo21]

...man I knew I should have brushed up on my catepillar identifying skills!!!!

 

[Go Fighting In The War Room]

Caterpie? Don't let it evolve, metapods are shite.

Yes, but the end result is awesome!

 

[Skuffyshootster]

A piece of candy?

Even if it isn't, I'd totally eat it.

 

[XJ-0461]

Is... is it wearing a jacket? I have no idea what what that thing is.

 

[BentNeatly]

wait a minute! this caterpillar is wearing a vest!!

 

[Skuffyshootster]

It is a Saddleback Caterpillar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddleback_caterpillar

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That's...exactly it, actually.

It's good to know we have a resident entymologist on the Escapist.

 

[AkJay]

It's a Pokemon, catch it!

 

[El Poncho]

Goddammit scientits better be working on a real-life pokedex

its called wikipedia and it stores much more than stuff bout animals

Can you just show wikipedia the animal and it says to you everything you need to know? What if you don't know it's name?

 

[thehoff]

It looks like a pokemon to me. Seriously though I have no idea, perhaps googling the colours etc may reveal what it is.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

It's a pokemon. It may evolve soon.

 

[Andalusa]

That's so cute!
But like muckinscavich [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view/muckinscavitch] said... a saddleback caterpillar! [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddleback_caterpillar]

 

[Walrus42]

It is a Saddleback Caterpillar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddleback_caterpillar

Thanks, I'm glad I didn't touch it.

 

[Numb1lp]

Oh yes, because we all know how relieable Wikipedea is.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

How is this thread stil going after he got the correct answer at leats 3 times already? I know people like to ignore others posts and go straight to their own, but come on!

And yes, I know I'm not helping...

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

Use Hyper Beam!



Darn...

 

[Aqualung]

Caterpie? Don't let it evolve, metapods are shite.

I don't know, if you teach your Metapod 'Harden', and then name it-

I'll stop there, but.. That is one pimpin' caterpillar, OP!

 

[thel1st]

i dunno what it is but it looks like its wearing a sweater and i bet some weird colored goo would come out of both ends if u stepped on it. i remember where i lived in NC there were these big furry caterpillars that i used to run over with my bike and bright yellow goo would shoot out

WOOLY BEARS!!!??? thos things are the bee's knees

 

[muckinscavitch]

It is a Saddleback Caterpillar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddleback_caterpillar

Thanks, I'm glad I didn't touch it.

That would have been bad news bears.

(And for those attacking wikipedia, it is accurate in this case)

 

[Shoes]

I think you may have just stumbled into

Spoiler: A Bug's Life

AHAHAHAH
/thread

 

[the_dancy_vagrant]

It is a Saddleback Caterpillar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddleback_caterpillar

Yep, don't touch the little guy - they've got poison spines on them and it hurts pretty bad if you get a dose of it. Probably not dangerous, but my mom accidentally put her hand on one a couple of years back and regretted it immediately.