{"id":6702,"date":"2012-12-06T17:34:27","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T01:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/?p=6702"},"modified":"2012-12-06T17:34:27","modified_gmt":"2012-12-07T01:34:27","slug":"some-caterpillars-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=6702","title":{"rendered":"Some caterpillars for you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/4af3e65cf15a34d0bf8c2609df04c9f19d16619b_m.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6703\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/4af3e65cf15a34d0bf8c2609df04c9f19d16619b_m-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a>If the symbiote crashed to earth and melded with a caterpillar instead of spiderman, this is exactly what it would look like. Unfortunately, that&#8217;s not what happened and this is an actual \u00a0not even a little alien-caterpillar roaming about. This bad boy is called a\u00a0Brahmin-moth\u00a0caterpillar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pusscat31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6704\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pusscat31-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Next on our list we have the Puss Moth Caterpillar. Not to be confused with the North American puss moth, which is completely covered in\u00a0venomous\u00a0fur, this is the European puss.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/amazing_fun_featured_2026167330104237032S600x600Q85_2009072318203758831.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6705\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/amazing_fun_featured_2026167330104237032S600x600Q85_2009072318203758831-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here we have the Flannel Moth Caterpillar. While this looks like something you want to go and hold and probably pet, you shouldn&#8217;t, for their fur is actual quite toxic and can range from a mild itch to &#8220;go seek medical attention immediately&#8221;!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/r-JEWEL-CATERPILLAR-large570.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6706\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/r-JEWEL-CATERPILLAR-large570-300x125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This little beauty is called the Translucent Jewel Caterpillar. Not only is this quite a stunning little guy, it&#8217;s body has a gelatinous form that actually make it quite\u00a0undesirable\u00a0for smaller prey to feed upon it and all it&#8217;s luminous glory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Deaths-Head-Moth-c_1779768i.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6707\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Deaths-Head-Moth-c_1779768i-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now you shall feast your eyes upon the most bad ass caterpillar ever. The Death&#8217;s Head Hawk Moth. If rock and roll was a caterpillar, this would be it. When this tiny rocker grows up and becomes a moth, it emits a tiny shriek and flashes it&#8217;s abdomen to detour predators. Just look at this beast!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/deaths-head-hawkmoth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6708\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/deaths-head-hawkmoth-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6730\" title=\"themoreyouknow3\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/themoreyouknow3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/4af3e65cf15a34d0bf8c2609df04c9f19d16619b_m.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6703\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/4af3e65cf15a34d0bf8c2609df04c9f19d16619b_m-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a>If the symbiote crashed to earth and melded with a caterpillar instead of spiderman, this is exactly what it would look like. Unfortunately, that&#8217;s not what happened and this is an actual \u00a0not even a little alien-caterpillar roaming about. This bad boy is called a\u00a0Brahmin-moth\u00a0caterpillar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pusscat31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6704\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pusscat31-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=6702\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Some caterpillars for you&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[132,484,497,697],"class_list":["post-6702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-incredible-creatures-and-other-features","tag-bugs","tag-moths","tag-nature","tag-the-more-you-know","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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