I got knocked in the head!

[stormymater]

and they are related to puss caterpillars - just as I had suspected & therefore did not touch! SCORE!

Kudzu beetle - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/no...n/kudzubug.htm

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by stormymater

and they are related to puss caterpillars - just as I had suspected & therefore did not touch! SCORE!

Kudzu beetle - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/no...n/kudzubug.htm

That is a nasty looking beetle.

My curiosity of bugs goes all the way back to my childhood I was always coming home with critters.
I would then open up my critter identification books to see what it was.

Yes the tussocks caterpillar does sting though I never have had the privilege myself.

Worth

[tjg911]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Yes the tussocks caterpillar does sting though I never have had the privilege myself.

Worth

i always wondered what this cat was, i have seen these from time to time. i never touch cats cuz some have hairs that irritate. if i have to move them i use something to pick them up, never my hands.

tom