[Edited on 4-29-2005 by Don Alley]bajajudy - 4-29-2005 at 01:52 PM
I am in Loreto right now. Where did you find that thing so I can avoid it!Don Alley - 4-29-2005 at 02:08 PM
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Originally posted by bajajudy
I am in Loreto right now. Where did you find that thing so I can avoid it!
Run for your life. It ate the hand of the man in the picture. Then the rest of him, and, after the resulting rapid growth, his wife, 6 neighbors, two
pickups (a Dodge and an F-250) and a center console boat. It was last seen heading across Juarez towards the mission.
Actually, some builders found it in my yard under a laurel tree. I put it back in the tree. It could be anywhere now.
Must be an Invasion.....
Tucker - 4-29-2005 at 03:00 PM
This one was seen digging a trench in front of my house yesterday!!
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tehag - 4-29-2005 at 04:19 PM
Let one pupate in Loreto a couple of years ago and got what I think is one of the sphinx moths. Looks a lot like a B1 bomber.
[Edited on 4-29-2005 by tehag]Bruce R Leech - 4-29-2005 at 05:14 PM
that is uglyMexray - 4-29-2005 at 11:35 PM
Looks alot like those big, ugly 'pillers' that lived in the trees right near where we moored our boat on the Caribbean side of the Panama Canal, years
ago...The locals warned us not the touch them, as their 'sting' was nasty...well, of course the 10 year old, spoiled kid on our boat just had to prove
everyone wrong - ZAPP, ZOT, ZANG...got him a good one! The 'sting' was so bad, that it affected his ability to breathe, and he had to be carted along
to the hospital for a shot to help him recover! We were all glad he recovered OK, but also agreed it couldn't have happened to a more deserving
candidate! It was one of those times where the phrase 'poetic justice' comes to mind!bajalera - 4-29-2005 at 11:48 PM
Fried, it would have fit nicely in a taco. With a tomatillo salsa.yankeeirishman - 4-30-2005 at 06:55 AM
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Originally posted by Don Alley
Found in Loreto:
Can you tell me exactly what shrub/tree you found this 'lil guy' on? I've spent a hour looking for it in the archives....any details is welcomed.
Tucker - 4-30-2005 at 10:53 AM
Larry, as I type this they are digging for my lateral. As far as where it goes from here, about all I can remember from 30 years of engineering
experience, is that ..it flows downhill!Don Alley - 4-30-2005 at 01:32 PM
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Can you tell me exactly what shrub/tree you found this 'lil guy' on? I've spent a hour looking for it in the archives....any details is welcomed.
It was found on the lower trunk of the laurel tree in the background of the picture, in Loreto Centro.
When I get a chance to hook up with some neighborhood kids who seem pretty tuned into local critter-beasts I may find out more.
Donwoody with a view - 4-30-2005 at 02:23 PM
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We were all glad he recovered OK, but also agreed it couldn't have happened to a more deserving candidate! It was one of those times where the phrase
'poetic justice' comes to mind!
yeah! now the little prick has probably become a nut crusher CEO and is currently ruling with an iron fist.
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tehag - 4-30-2005 at 05:53 PM
I guess I was unclear in prior post. The caterpillar in the top image pupated into the moth at the bottom. Much handling, by myself and others, of a
large number of these very common caterpillars here in Loreto has resulted in no stinging, biting, etc. that I know of.Don Alley - 4-30-2005 at 07:04 PM
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Originally posted by tehag
I guess I was unclear in prior post. The caterpillar in the top image pupated into the moth at the bottom. Much handling, by myself and others, of a
large number of these very common caterpillars here in Loreto has resulted in no stinging, biting, etc. that I know of.
Thanks!Anonymous - 5-4-2005 at 01:57 PM
actually a sphinx moth larvea will have a large spike on its butt.
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tehag - 5-4-2005 at 05:17 PM
Yes, some more searching on the net has me convinced that this one is of the hawk moth group.Anonymous - 5-11-2005 at 05:18 AM
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Originally posted by tehag
I guess I was unclear in prior post. The caterpillar in the top image pupated into the moth at the bottom. Much handling, by myself and others, of a
large number of these very common caterpillars here in Loreto has resulted in no stinging, biting, etc. that I know of.
The moth is a type of sphinx moth and looks like one of the poplar (as in cottonwood) moths. I've never seen that caterpillar before, but have seen
similiar moths. I'm not aware of any sphinx moth caterpillars that don't have a horned rear end, but biology is a science of exceptions, so I guess
it's possible.
