12 Responses

1. Helen Says:
   May 13th, 2009 at 9:19 pm

   Hi, WiseAcre,

   Have a look at this link:

   http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?guide=Caterpillars

   And click on:

   Ctenucha virginica larva

   I’ve never heard of it, but it looks like it might be your guy. Here’s another link to more info:

   http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=259

   Where do I collect my points?

   Helen

   Helen,
   I’d say that was it. Thanks for the good links.

   You win 3 bonus points (one for the correct answer and one for each link) and a lifetime supply of instant martians. Your points are being held in escrow for safe keeping. To collect your prize just go to Mars.

2. Leo Says:
   May 13th, 2009 at 11:22 pm

   Question # 2: What plant does this fuzzy seed head belong to?

   That would be the GE Plant. It’s my grandmother’s head from directly above. She was a light bulb tester, and one day she missed the socket with the bulb and stuck her finger in.

   Leo,
   I always wondered where you got your shocking appearance. Any chance you can stop by and charge up my truck battery?

3. rainfield Says:
   May 14th, 2009 at 7:04 am

   I do not have an answer to that. But I have a similar odd looking caterpillar over :
   http://rainfield61.blogspot.com/2009/04/caterpillar-archduke.html.

   You get a fantastic side view showing us the red shoes it is wearing.

   rainfield,
   You made me think that this type of caterpillar must be very numerous in Kansas. Caterpillars are a bit clumsy and must click their red shoes often – then whoosh, and wake up on a sunflower

4. Monica the Garden Faerie Says:
   May 14th, 2009 at 10:29 am

   Actually, for #2 I would have said yellow goatsbeard (Tragopogon dubius). But what I really wanted to say was that I found another morel in my garden–by falling on it and detaching it from its stem. I was digging out some tansy, you see, and jumped on the shovel with both feet only to hit a big, big tree root which sent me flying. None of the plants or I sustained serious damage, except said morel. (No, I am not making this up for comic effect.)

   Monica,
   Ha ha, got ya to say #2.

   You don’t mind if I laugh, but that’s the most unusual method of morel hunting I’ve heard of.

5. mlc Says:
   May 14th, 2009 at 1:56 pm

   . http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/Hairy/index.html
   I like your quiz. and it looks like you have an answer to everything.
   I’d like to share a great site . See the address above. Unfortunately the caterpillars are probably all across the pond. hehe

   mlc,
   A WiseAcre is supposed to have an answer to everything. If I didn’t how could I claim to know everything.

   Been to that site – it’s worth visiting but unfortunately it didn’t have the answer I was looking for. No bonus point for you!.

6. Ratty Says:
   May 14th, 2009 at 7:29 pm

   I know I wanted to say dandelions, but I knew that would be too easy. I knew that last one was instant Martians. Yup, I knew it all along.

   Ratty,
   Brittany Spears is too easy. She’d go out with 10,000 instant martians but I’m afraid she wouldn’t know how to ‘just add water’

7. cindee Says:
   May 15th, 2009 at 1:02 am

   When I was a kid my dad use to bring home anything strange he found for me while he was working. He was a clearing contractor so he found lots of weird things. One time he brought home a fuzzy caterpillar that was a lot like that only a different color.

   cindee,
   I loved bringing home strange stuff for my girls. But after a while they got used to it and stopped screaming.

8. Joy Says:
   May 15th, 2009 at 6:00 pm

   I was sleeping at the back of the class again Mr. WiseA**
   I think I got all the test answers WRONG … must be watching too many CARTOONS on TV AGAIN ……………… or was it the Three Stooges Marathon that did it ?? hehehehe

   Joy,
   You needed fuzzy logic to answer the questions. Your approach was correct but you must have watched the wrong cartoons or acted out a stooge skit. Those blows to the head can do real damage without the right sound effects.

9. ryan Says:
   May 15th, 2009 at 7:10 pm

   I don’t know any of the answers. Bugguide.net is another good site for bug ID’s. You post a photo and someone usually ID’s pretty quick. Although, that seems to have happened here on your website, too.

   ryan,
   I got lucky
   - the funny thing is if you ask a question no one seems to know the answer. Post something that’s incorrect and the experts come out of the woodwork.

   I’ll have to check Bugguide

10. MRKO Says:
    June 22nd, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    AI NOW THET CATERPILLAR THETS CATERPILLAER ITS 1 OF MI FAUVORITE CATERPILLERS.THIS IS THE YELLOW BEAR CATERPILLAR OR THE YELLOW WOLLY BEAR

11. mrko Says:
    June 22nd, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    and im now thet this caterpillar have 16 legs an thet tis caterpillar eads leavs of the trees.

12. Andee Says:
    July 8th, 2011 at 4:24 pm

    Accidently came across this page trying to ID a fuzzy yellow caterpillar – stil haven’t. But this page is VERY FUNNY! Are you still active – last post was 2 years ago……..

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