A Strange Case of Leaf Reduction (garden visitor)

[Stan Kengai]

In the garden today, I found this strange creature attempting to defoliate a trident maple. At first glance, I thought it was a fungus. I've never seen anything like it. Turns out to be a Hag Moth caterpillar, a.k.a. Monkey Slug. Sorry I didn't get anything for scale, but the bugger was about 1/2" long.

 

[M. Frary]

Crazy looking!

 

[Dav4]

Looks like a miniature body snatcher to me...I'm moving!

 

[sorce]

Looks like shotgun fare.
Shoot that f-ing thing!
Sorce

 

[Ironbeaver]

Kill it with fire.

 

[PierreR]

Looks like shotgun fare.
Shoot that f-ing thing!
Sorce

Haha! Dear Lord Sorce!! Just spit my beer all over the damn place!! Don't know why that hit me so funny! But thanks!

 

[sorce]

Haha! Dear Lord Sorce!! Just spit my beer all over the damn place!! Don't know why that hit me so funny! But thanks!

It's good to know the socially accepted abbreviated form of that f bomb was powerful enough!

Sorce

 

[PierreR]

It's good to know the socially accepted abbreviated form of that f bomb was powerful enough!

Sorce

You bet! And the army still in me loves shooting shit!!

 

[qwade]

Great pic. A pic of what it will grow to be. The lovely Phobetron pithecium moth for those interested.

 

[JudyB]

So cool. Reminds me of the first time I saw a hummingbird moth.

 

[M. Frary]

So cool. Reminds me of the first time I saw a hummingbird moth.

My wife has pictures of one she saw somewhere. Her and another lady thought it was a hummingbird.