Cute bug!!

[gothra]

Someone send me a link to this cute bug called "Bolivia Bug", check it out:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OeNggIGSKH8

(I think its cute, but I won't touch it though...)

 

[brandy101010]

That is adorable! I'm off to do some research! I have never seen one of those!

 

[brandy101010]

Does anyone know the real name of it? I can't find anything on it.

 

[brandy101010]

I went through the entire bug index and could not find that thing...yeah I know I have no life...

 

[robin]

bonnie that is indeed cute!! i wouldnt touch it either hehe

 

[Cryptly]

I've seen them before. . .but I can't remember the name.

Trying to find it but no luck.

They are cute! But I wouldn't touch one either. . .if I remember right they're toxic.

EDIT: Found it! http://cals.arizona.edu/urbanipm/insects/stingingcaterpillars.html

 

[Val]

It looks like a fuzzy tent on legs! I was going to say that I would touch it..until I looked at that link. Now I don't think I want to. :worried2:

 

[John N]

Very cute!

Looks like a pokemon lol :main_laugh:

 

[NewportGeckos]

Reminds me of one of the monsters from Monsters Inc.:main_rolleyes: haha

If you didn't say it was toxic I would have wanted to touch it!

 

[brandy101010]

I think I need to be more careful when touching insects....I would have picked that up. I don't seem to think twice about picking up most insects. Yes I have been stung and bitten a lot...I still have not learned my lesson!
Thanks for finding that article Kris!

 

[Grinning Geckos]

Having lived in Panama, I wouldn't have touched that thing with a 10' pole! LOL While I haven't touched any of the caterpillars on that site, I have brushed up on a number of stinging caterpillars that would invade the base every year (I can't find a photo). Trust me when I say it's not fun! It burns like fire for quite awhile, and those guys were mild compared to what was lurking in the jungle.

The worst sting anyone in my family got was my Dad...from a PLANT! We were biking in the mountains and he brushed up against a leaf. He was left with a VERY sensitive chemical burn on his arm for about 6 months...it was very red and swollen the whole time. It got to the point he didn't think it would ever go away. According to him, it felt like fire ALL the time. Just imagine your forearm feeling like it's bathing in flames for the next six months!

 

[Jeanne]

Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYAo2LmS-bY&NR

 

[Scott&Nikki]

Jeanne I had just found that video too... that freaked me out.

 

[BalloonzForU]

Jeanne that's making the hair on my neck stand straight up..... eewwwwww.

 

[KiKi]

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww that is totally disgusting it was living in her head,sent chills down my spine

 

[bittner_344]

they remind me of those little bear like creatures off starwars lol...

 

[Jeanne]

And I thought finding a tick in my head was gross.....LOL

 

[Scott&Nikki]

And I thought finding a tick in my head was gross.....LOL

That is still gross. HAHA I'm just messin around.

 

[robin]

a Puss catapilar ..........

 

[geckolover2006]

I went through the entire bug index and could not find that thing...yeah I know I have no life...

Maybe you could read the coments under the video? There might be some information there, or at least its name...