hoverfrog Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 after strimming overgrown grass in Aveyron lots of enormous black hairy caterpillars started emerging. They are apparently extremely toxic (like the pine processionary) and I was warned not to let the dog near as if he ate one the vet would not be able to help him.Any idea what they might be? With thick gardening gloves on I could just get 3 on my hand, they were easily 6/7 cms long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 ""I was warned not to let the dog near as if he ate one the vet would not be able to help him"". Nonsense.[:D]How large are your hands? Or even better any chance of a photo?Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 my hands are actually quite large - and I was wearing big (men's) leather gardening gloves at the time.Sorry - didn't have the camera to hand, and I can't find any pictures on the net as I'm not sure what species I'm looking for!I was told they were just as dangerous as the pine processionary, and what really got me was the size of them - made me wonder what they hatched into! They were 2X bigger than the stag beetle grubs I've been finding in Limousin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 What colour were they and did they have any kind of markings on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 black, black hairs in tufts (i.e. not hairy all over!), and I think orange spots down the sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 It bit obvious I know, but just on the off chance were they like this?[IMG]http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q73/unautremonde/Oddments/Peacock-caterpillar.jpg[/IMG]Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Wow, what a fabulous photo, Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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