Shag-carpet caterpillar

Fascinating spotting!

amazing capture Matthew,congrats and thanks for sharing such a awesome spotting page

Fascinating!

Fascinating creature!

AWW so fluffy!

hahaha :D that´s a good one!

Survival Man: "Hey, look! A piece of ragged red carpet...humans and civilization can't be far!" Mother Nature:"No way, José! Next human being is 800 Miles away. Good luck."

Congrats Matthew, your caterpillar made spotting of the day! "Shag-carpet caterpillars have thick coats of red-colored "hair" or setae, interwoven with a white carpet-like pattern" http://facebook.com/projectnoah/posts/208879159150927 http://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/74901944296153088

Looks like a piece wool...strange world we live in :~)

Cute..

this is a silk moth variety

He has quite a disguise!

What the... I thought this was a plant, or maybe some kind of funky moss. But a caterpillar?! I don't think I'll ever stop being amazed at nature! Fab spot!!!

That's a caterpillar? Amazing!

Had I not seen it here, I might have thought it was some mysterious kitchen gadget made of rubbery-plastic. I'll bet it fools the birds.

Everyone amazed with nature's special creations..Good show Matthew..!!

I think Carolina's right, check this one out it doesn't have black coloration http://biodiversityphotography.smugmug.com/For-Identification/Invertebrates-Insects/Lepidoptera-Larvae/4688670_robom/1/277259278_ZYKBt#277259278_ZYKBt-A-LB

Do you know in what kind of moth it will become?

Yes you right, it really looks like. Check this one: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/artour_a/257883481/ What if yours was missing the black marks, but they appeared later?

That is insane! I have never seen anything like it! What a spotting!!

Is that a caterpillar? I saw the thumbnail and I thought it was a plant!

love this little 'pillar.