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Subject: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Cherokee posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 9:39am  Wasn't to sure where to put a giant caterpillar post. It is news. Would love to have seen what the butterfly/moth would have looked like. Choctaw Beach man finds giant caterpillar in swimming pool Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Wildphotographer posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 10:24am  ... MOTHRA! Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Cherokee posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 10:26am  Of course!!!!! Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Guodzilla posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 10:34am  Wait a second . . . The Peanuts are nowhere to be seen, y'know? (Not that that's necessarily a BAD thing, with their annoying, little-girl-type singing and all) Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Odagled posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 6:25pm  If it did grow into that I'll move to japan it's safer. Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Tutu77 posted Mon, Nov 2 2009, 1:23pm  Wierd Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Gerry Bacon posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 10:31am  Since it obviously fell in the pool and drowned, maybe it was just bloated? I don't know. Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Wildphotographer posted Mon, Nov 2 2009, 2:06pm  "Sponge Cat" Round Pants? Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Gerry Bacon posted Mon, Nov 2 2009, 7:29pm  Yep, I think you got it. Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Cisco posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 12:29pm  Looks like dinner to me! Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Cisco posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 12:34pm  don't watch if you're preparing dinner... Bear Grylls and his famous snack Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: kittenz posted Tue, Nov 3 2009, 12:37pm  EWWW I don't even want to know... that is one thing I just can't watch or even think about too much without getting completely nauseated for about 3 days (although considering what goes into hot dogs the bug is probably a healthier snack) blecccchhhh Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: tonyc posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 1:40pm  That's a Hickory Horned Devil, the caterpillar of the Regal Moth Citheronia regalis if I'm not mistaken. Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: BillB posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 1:42pm  There is no amount of mustard and relish that would make that thing resemble a hotdog, unless I was very, very, very, very hungry. And blind. Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: luna1580 posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 3:50pm  i want one! if it hadn't drowned it would have turned into this beauty- that wingspan can be up to six inches folks! a real life mothra :) like tony said, Citheronia regalis Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Cherokee posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 4:35pm  OMGoodness, that's abeauty!! Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: N. Mihalos posted Sun, Nov 1 2009, 8:26pm  YouTube - Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar (part 1) Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: luna1580 posted Mon, Nov 2 2009, 12:49am  loved the video, thanks nick! now i really want one. the woman who made that sure looks like she'll be keeping it through metamorphosis as a project with her kid (i watched it on mute). so cool and educational :) Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Tutu77 posted Mon, Nov 2 2009, 1:26pm  There's Another Video On Youtube! Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: mingle posted Mon, Nov 2 2009, 2:39am  Them's small hotdogs in those there parts! :-) Subject: Giant caterpillar-sized hotdog found From: Stu posted Tue, Nov 3 2009, 11:50am  ... Subject: Re: Giant caterpillar-sized hotdog found From: TonyCannon posted Tue, Nov 3 2009, 8:05pm  Wow, Martha has a huge wiener. Subject: Re: Giant caterpillar-sized hotdog found From: john80c posted Wed, Nov 4 2009, 5:27am  Witchetty grubs are supposed to be delicious-any of our Aussie friends on th site tried them? Subject: Re: Giant caterpillar-sized hotdog found From: mingle posted Wed, Nov 4 2009, 5:55am  Surely, "Martha likes big wieners - here's the proof!" :-) Subject: Re: Giant, hotdog sized caterpillar found From: Nina posted Mon, Nov 16 2009, 4:34pm  I actually shuddered when I clicked on the picture of the old guy with his caterpillar on a plate. I had no idea idea I was a sissy about caterpillars. Something new every day, I guess. Thanks for the post!

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