Recognize this critter??

jymbee · Jan 25, 2013

Came across a snapshot I took of this strange looking little guy we came across outside our house last August. No idea what it is. (??)

MotorSeven · Jan 25, 2013

I don't know but he is one cool looking critter.

Carl_NH · Jan 25, 2013

its a 1/4 scale caterpillar crawler

jerrybob · Jan 25, 2013

It's a quarter.....worth about 25 cents!:laughing:

MotorSeven · Jan 25, 2013

Whaaat...no entomologists here on this thread yet??? TBN has let you down

paulharvey · Jan 25, 2013

Its bait, of the fresh water species.

whistlepig · Jan 25, 2013

Might be one of these?

Royal Alberta Museum: Invertebrate Zoology - Bug Facts - Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

kevin37b · Jan 25, 2013

That is a very big quarter , or a very small houseslipper .

jymbee · Jan 25, 2013

whistlepig said:
Might be one of these?

Royal Alberta Museum: Invertebrate Zoology - Bug Facts - Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

Wow-- I think that's it! If not the exact species, a closely related one. All of the pariculars would seem to match.

We were leaving the house when we spotted it and only got this pretty crappy picture. How did you come up with the ID??

whistlepig · Jan 25, 2013

jymbee said:
Wow-- I think that's it! It not the exact species, a closely related one. All of the pariculars would seem to match.

We were leaving the house when we spotted it and only got this pretty crappy picture. How did you come up with the ID??

I did a search for "caterpillars". I'm kind of curious about critters and when I see something that I have never seen before I try look it up. I sure have never seen one of these.