4 Responses to Attack of the giant caterpillars

1. Ray Hollis says:

   September 22, 2015 at 11:17 pm

   Hi
   That is a seriously menacing looking caterpillar. The spikes look as though they could inflict damage. The hairy caterpillars at Mbale were at least cute although capable of inflicting pain.

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   • ntlaing says:

     September 23, 2015 at 4:43 pm

     It definitely looks menacing! We’ve also got little cute ones which leave their furry barbs in your skin. Our friends are terrified of caterpillars, much more so than spiders!

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2. Les Brighton says:

   October 8, 2015 at 3:55 pm

   Will be intriguing to see what they hatch out to, when they pupate….you could have a rubbish pit alive with butterflies 🙂

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   • ntlaing says:

     October 19, 2015 at 10:07 am

     True story! From googling them, I’m fairly sure its a huge “cabbage tree emperor moth”. I’ve seen a couple of these around too.

     https://www.google.com/search?q=cabbage+tree+emperor+moth&espv=2&biw=1024&bih=667&tbm=isch&imgil=0iw1ljwcBAfeoM%253A%253B5EjrGwhvFu8Q0M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.projectnoah.org%25252Fspottings%25252F7074663&source=iu&pf=m&fir=0iw1ljwcBAfeoM%253A%252C5EjrGwhvFu8Q0M%252C_&usg=__6FhmisJ2_C7UNBpYMoiI04plj2g%3D&ved=0CC8QyjdqFQoTCJ7R8qH2zMgCFUgTGgodaeMDCg&ei=pgkkVp7mDcimaOnGj1A#imgrc=CwjsZau9Fi1b_M%3A&usg=__6FhmisJ2_C7UNBpYMoiI04plj2g%3D

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