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My photo is some caterpillar I found in my yard before Winter hit… it had these clown ball thingies on its back. I thought it was kinda wild.

Caterpillar

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Posted on Friday, January 19th, 2007 at 9:42 pm. Filed PhotoHunt. Scroll down to comment. Pinging is not allowed.

97 Comments to “PhotoHunt 41 Wild”

  1. 1. Comment by Barbara (193 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 9:55 pm

    Oh my! That does look wild!

  2. 2. Comment by Chateau (7 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 9:58 pm

    Very nice photo! There used to be a lot of those furry creatures in my wild little forest… Come take a look at it! :)

  3. 3. Comment by Becci-PowersTwinB (3 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 10:01 pm

    EWWWW…My skin is crawling! lol..I could never take a photo that close up of any bug! Great shot though! My photo is up, please come and visit soon

  4. 4. Comment by incog (46 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 10:07 pm

    Great shot!!

  5. 5. Comment by marianne (14 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 10:10 pm

    Wow, what an awesome critter! And a great photo, really great! Mine’s up but not nearly as fascinating as yours! ::)

  6. 6. Comment by Gabrielle (31 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 10:13 pm

    What a beautiful macro!

  7. 7. Comment by Sunflower (17 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 10:14 pm

    wow, scared me!

    Mine is up!

    I will Exercise for Comments!
    Sunflower

  8. 8. Comment by expatraveler (97 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 10:20 pm

    wow - way cool. Love the colors.

  9. 9. Comment by Barbara H. (101 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 10:30 pm

    What a funny little creature! There sure are a lot of interesting wild things out there.

  10. 10. Comment by Anne S (6 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 10:32 pm

    Woohoo, that is a COOL shot - I love it!

  11. 11. Comment by Gattina (85 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 10:42 pm

    Beautiful picture ! with “wild” colors, a pleasure to my painter’s eyes !

  12. 12. Comment by Teena in Toronto (132 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 11:09 pm

    Freaky! Great pic!

    Mine’s up too :)

  13. 13. Comment by Frances (32 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 11:23 pm

    I think it’s wild too.
    Wonderful close-up.
    Thanks for sharing,
    Frances

  14. 14. Comment by local girl (9 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 11:33 pm

    That’s a cool caterpillar! I’m up, too!

  15. 15. Comment by Jane (49 comments.):
    January 19th, 2007 at 11:50 pm

    My wild picture is up. I had a plant infested with those little caterpillars and in two days the plant was devoured! They are wild!

  16. 16. Comment by Rebekah (8 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 12:06 am

    Fantastic caterpillar photo!! When I was a little girl I loved playing with them. I used to try to feed them leaves. Thanks for the kudos on my wild tree today.. this is great fun!

  17. 17. Comment by JHS (4 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 12:42 am

    Well, that is wild! :-) I’ve never seen a caterpillar with those things on its back!

  18. 18. Comment by Connie (38 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 12:47 am

    Very nice detailed picture. I keep waiting for him to walk!!

    Take care,
    Connie
    My photo is up.

  19. 19. Comment by srp (42 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 12:50 am

    I found a caterpillar very similar to that… it always makes me wonder what the butterfly will look like.

    Mine is up too.

  20. 20. Comment by SilverWillow (46 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 12:54 am

    WILD! I haven’t even seen a caterpillar since I was a little girl - much less like that one! I am almost scared of those clown foo-foo things on its back! OOoooooo

    Mine’s up,

    -Lea

  21. 21. Comment by Pastormac's Ann (70 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 1:09 am

    Woah! That is one funky looking caterpillar!

    Great picture for The Hunt this week.

    http://itsalwaysaproduction.blogspot.com/2007/01/photo-hunters-wild.html

    PS: Nixie is darling.

  22. 22. Comment by Larry (63 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 1:26 am

    Great photo — wouldn’t want it walking on me though! My “wild” photo is up HERE.

  23. 23. Comment by Leesa (77 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 1:26 am

    What a cutie!! Great photo, and I’m up :)

  24. 24. Comment by eph2810 (310 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 1:39 am

    Well, I was going to leave a comment on your previous post, but that I thought - na! But then I fell asleep on the sofa - hehe…

    Anyway - I so enjoy caterpillars. There so many different ones. It amazes me how fast they can move with all those feet. Cool shot, TN.

    Have a blessed Saturday and fun at the basketball game.

  25. 25. Comment by Tanya (19 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 2:00 am

    Well done!

    I played too!

  26. 26. Comment by Danella (14 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 2:42 am

    What an awesome shot! You are right, it IS very wild.

    Mine is up too.

  27. 27. Comment by Sanni (43 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 2:44 am

    Great picture - cute caterpillar with a wild “hair-style” =)

    Please visit my wild hunt @ Coffee 2 go - thank you!

  28. 28. Comment by abe-hap (14 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 2:50 am

    very unusual - looks like a wild hair do too ;)

  29. 29. Comment by Angelo (15 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 3:14 am

    ooo that thing does look pretty wild! Great shot! Happy Saturday :)

  30. 30. Comment by Tricia (98 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 3:23 am

    I have some WILD pictures up this week!

    I’ve entered As the Garden Grows as a photo hunt participant now too - so please visit http://feverishthoughts.com/garden/

    Tricia’s Musings and my husbands site Odd planet also have WILD photos up today too. We seem to have a cat and bird theme going.

    Oh, and Tricia’s Musings is turning a year old on Sunday, so I’d love to invite everyone to come to the blog party that starts at midnight. It should be fun fun fun!

    Happy Saturday everyone!

  31. 31. Comment by Tricia (98 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 3:24 am

    I’m sorry I also wanted to say that that was a very cool caterpiller. It looks slightly familiar but I’m not sure what it is. I think I’ve heard that when they have colored spikes like that that they might be poisonous, or maybe it’s one of those insects that fake looking like a poisonous one. :) Great shot.

  32. 32. Comment by Yoshi (12 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 3:32 am

    Love the contrast in colours with the blue and green of the caterpillar. definitely a wild shot!

    Mine are up

  33. 33. Comment by Pat (93 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 3:56 am

    Oh, what a freaky lookin’ caterpillar!!!

  34. 34. Comment by Mrs Lifecruiser (148 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 4:06 am

    Ha ha ha! I actually laugh out loud when seeing this one, what a cool fellow! Excellent capture. A punk caterpillar ;-) I wish we had such cool creatures over here too :-) Well, except from certain persons… *lol*

  35. 35. Comment by Caylynn (22 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 4:12 am

    That is a wild caterpillar! And a great photo. :)

    My wild photo is up. :)

  36. 36. Comment by Linda (31 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 4:27 am

    That’s definitely a much more colorful caterpillar than we get out here in Connecticut. We usually get the “wooly bears” which are the black and brown ones and depending on how big the black stripe is in the middle, that’s supposed to tell us how bad of a winter we’re going to get. They don’t make for anywhere near as wild of a shot, though!

  37. 37. Comment by Sonny (12 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 4:35 am

    That’s a great shot!

    My photo is up too. Please stop by my blog and have a look!!

    Have a nice weekend,
    Sonny
    I will exercise for comments!!

  38. 38. Comment by Dragonheart (82 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 4:37 am

    I was new last week, so this is my second week.

    That caterpillar looks very interesting! I wouldn’t want to come across one. ;)

    My wild photo is up. :)

  39. 39. Comment by eija (27 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 5:22 am

    Yuck, yuck, yuck, yuck! And yet, kinda neat, too :)
    I was one of the early birds - but I blame the time zones :D

  40. 40. Comment by Daisy (46 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 5:24 am

    I wish I could play with that bug!

  41. 41. Comment by amanda (9 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 5:32 am

    me and caterpillers dont’t get along. while I was studying outside, one fell on me and stung me like crazy. it was SO PAINFUL!!

    They might be cute, but they sure aren’t harmless!!

  42. 42. Comment by gewels (13 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 5:49 am

    Gorgeous caterpillar. Isn’t Mother Nature amazing?
    First time, I played.

  43. 43. Comment by Luxor (9 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 5:51 am

    We had a caterpillar come visit us last summer - Mom got some photos of us checking it out! But we were a little suspicious of it!

  44. 44. Comment by Debbie (34 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 6:27 am

    We had several of those woollies too! They are really wild looking with that tuft on their backs! Great choice for today!

    My photo is up! Happy Saturday!

  45. 45. Comment by Jan (bbsgirl) (21 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 6:31 am

    They say when you see those types of caterpilliars (sp?) that it’s going to be a hard winter.

    I posted too.

  46. 46. Comment by Cuidado (17 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 6:33 am

    I want to pet that caterpiller. It looks so soft. I have a moose for the “wild” theme.

    http://photosandpursuits.blogspot.com/2007/01/wild.html

  47. 47. Comment by Hootin' Anni (102 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 7:03 am

    Awesome. The wild creature I photographed and used this week for the theme would find your wild creature cute and playable!!! [In fact, I’ve watched ‘em play and tease caterpillars!]

    Happy Saturday TNChick!!

  48. 48. Comment by ChupieandJsmama (58 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 7:19 am

    What a WILD caterpiller! It does look like a clown too. I have my kids for the wild theme.

  49. 49. Comment by Beckie (39 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 7:43 am

    Hee, hee, I was one of those early birds.

    Boy, that guy is wild looking. Every photo I see today reminds me of others I’ve taken and could have used. So many “wild things”.

  50. 50. Comment by libertybelle (26 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 7:44 am

    That caterpiller brought back memories of a birthday party I was at that had a caterpiller tree in the backyard. We all went wild and screamed our heads off as the caterpillers fell down onto our heads!
    Great choice!
    Happy Weekend
    Mine’s up too
    L

  51. 51. Comment by Toni (27 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 7:53 am

    Great choice for Wild. I was at a loss until DD saved the day with an idea. Mines’ up now too.

  52. 52. Comment by Lightseeker (6 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 7:55 am

    Great Wild Photo Hunt!! Mine are up! I posted 2 pictures of my “wild” boys! Come see!

  53. 53. Comment by Sandy (27 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 7:58 am

    I thought this word was harder but I guess everyone else had great ideas…well I tried.Yours is great as always!! Mine is up!! Sandy

  54. 54. Comment by Terri (23 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 8:02 am

    I thought this was a tough one also….since all my “wild” photos had disappeared in my computer.
    But mine’s up….with a different take on “wild.”

  55. 55. Comment by Melli (51 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 8:16 am

    Ohhhhhh I have SEEN one of these before! They ARE pretty wild! And a little bit scary! I wonder what would happen if a barefoot stepped on it… eeeek!

  56. 56. Comment by MamaDuck (31 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 8:23 am

    That’s so cool! We are up way late this week, too much sickness around here…

    http://lilduckduck.com/photo-hunt-wild/642

  57. 57. Comment by Rach (142 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 8:33 am

    I haven’t seen a caterpillar like that one before. It sure has its defenses up. Great choice for this week’s theme. Thanks for sharing. Mine is up too.

  58. 58. Comment by Mitey Mite (31 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 8:36 am

    Excellent picture! I am not a caterpillar fan, but things are always so much prettier and less scary up close.

  59. 59. Comment by mymommysplace (36 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 8:46 am

    Great photo. It is wild looking!

  60. 60. Comment by Mummy B (3 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 8:56 am

    pretty…in a gross kinda way ;)

  61. 61. Comment by Vader's Mom (12 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 9:01 am

    Very cool shot!

    This is my first time participating. Thanks for the chance to join in.

  62. 62. Comment by Write From Karen (68 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 9:13 am

    A caterpiller with a mohawk? LOL I wonder if he’s rebelling from the rest of his kind? *grin*

    Eight day without power! Woohoo! :-(

  63. 63. Comment by Leah (10 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 9:28 am

    cute i should say.

  64. 64. Comment by Morning Glory (10 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 10:11 am

    Most amazing caterpillar I’ve ever seen!!

  65. 65. Comment by Christina (16 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 11:07 am

    That is one funky looking caterpillar! Very nice picture :)

  66. 66. Comment by Presentstorm (35 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 11:51 am

    That really is one wild looking creature… he almost looks cartoon like to me..lol

  67. 67. Comment by Rose (16 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 11:54 am

    Now that is funny. Mine is up too. My photo takes you back to the 80’s. Was there a wilder time?

  68. 68. Comment by Jennifer (9 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 12:50 pm

    Oh! I almost posted a pic of a caterpillar too. Now I wish I had. Very nice.

  69. 69. Comment by sarala (14 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 1:19 pm

    Here is my Wild shot.
    http://sharala.blogspot.com/2007/01/wild-water-saturday-photo-hunt.html
    Great caterpillar.

  70. 70. Comment by Lisa Renee (32 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 1:43 pm

    That is one wild looking catepillar. I used another one of my kids as my wild for this week.

    :-)

  71. 71. Comment by Carol M. (30 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 3:35 pm

    Neat caterpillar! I like weird-looking things like this….

    Mine is posted.

    Happy Saturday to you and yours.

  72. 72. Comment by roman (29 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 3:40 pm

    I believe you have just found yourself the very first “Rebel Caterpillar”.

    Great picture

    H/H
    Happy Hunting

  73. 73. Comment by This Pastor's Wife (5 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 4:35 pm

    What an odd little fellow. Nice pic!

  74. 74. Comment by Vash (40 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 4:54 pm

    I’m up, what a weird looking caterpillar.

  75. 75. Comment by Twisted Cinderella (24 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 5:45 pm

    I’m up! A little late, but I am here!

  76. 76. Comment by Marti L. (61 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 5:57 pm

    How cute!

    Hope you’re staying warm!

  77. 77. Comment by Patricia of Pollywog Creek (88 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 6:05 pm

    Oh…great subject! I’ve been out of town since early yesterday afternoon, so I posted very early myself! Have a great weekend! Blessings!

  78. 78. Comment by Nicki (3 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 7:16 pm

    Oh I love it! How amazing are those blobs and all that fuzz?!

  79. 79. Comment by Laurie & Chris (5 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 7:42 pm

    We love your photo. I think I have seen a caterpillar like that one. Do you know what kind it is?

  80. 80. Comment by In His Hands (3 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 7:54 pm

    Cool! I don’t think I’ve ever seen one like that before. Great pic!

  81. 81. Comment by meeyauw (12 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 8:59 pm

    The catepillar is totally fascinating: but what I am hung up on is its feet and mouth. The mouth seems to be open (to me at least) and the tiny feet must have like suction cups on them. It’s a great and interesting photo!

  82. 82. Comment by Tasra Dawson (19 comments.):
    January 20th, 2007 at 9:13 pm

    Thanks for adding me this week. Got my first Photo Hunter photo up…wild hair!

  83. 83. Comment by Friday's Child (205 comments.):
    January 21st, 2007 at 3:53 am

    Yikes! That’s making me itch. Didn’t participate today. Couldn’t find enough time. Just time to visit.

  84. 84. Comment by Debbie (34 comments.):
    January 21st, 2007 at 5:56 am

    TNChick you were asking about my granddaughters hair and I have a link to how she looked last time I was with her back in December.

    http://fruityspirit.com/archives/245

    We all made a trip north and she had her first trip in the snow! She is a wild handful and growing fast!

  85. 85. Comment by Lucy Stern (113 comments.):
    January 21st, 2007 at 9:07 am

    That’s a hairy caterpiller, but isn’t he/she cute.

  86. 86. Comment by Desert Diva (25 comments.):
    January 21st, 2007 at 10:37 am

    That’s a “wild” and wooly critter!

  87. 87. Comment by LibertyBelle (55 comments.):
    January 21st, 2007 at 5:04 pm

    Just a little feedback on my green gourds!
    A neighbor grew them,Yes they’re are mine and third, I drill a little hole in them, dry them slowly and later put little peas in them, cork the hole and make instruments out of them!
    That’s also what they do in Brazil, only they put a net with little metal things on them - they’re called Cabassas!
    Happy weekend!

  88. 88. Comment by Tonya (16 comments.):
    January 22nd, 2007 at 2:42 pm

    Ok - I was really, really late getting mine posted…SORRY.

    ~tonya
    http://www.thereisaseason.net

  89. 89. Comment by viamarie (68 comments.):
    January 23rd, 2007 at 6:22 am

    Just got back from an out of town trip so I wasn’t able to post my photo this weekend.

    Seeing this creature really gives me the shivers and it can make me act wild.

    Happy Tuesday!

  90. 90. Comment by OldGuy (130 comments.):
    January 23rd, 2007 at 9:59 am

    Hey TN, great photo.

  91. 91. Comment by Pearl (39 comments.):
    January 24th, 2007 at 7:39 am

    Hey there…nice shot..i was having problem uploading my photos from home..so a little late…anyway thanks for the addition!!!!

  92. 92. Comment by jake silver (10 comments.):
    January 26th, 2007 at 6:54 am

    I’m only commenting as opposed to “lurking”… but you are never short on comments. Still enjoy this Blog, and if I have time, I’ll check out a few of the ones you posted links to.

  93. 93. Comment by chuck (15 comments.):
    January 26th, 2007 at 10:24 am

    everything changes and some people just fade away, i miss michelene’s blog, just stopped by to say hey…

    so hey tnc, keeping warm?

  94. 94. Comment by eph2810 (310 comments.):
    January 26th, 2007 at 1:42 pm

    Just checking if everything is okay??? But I guess you are already back to school :)

    (((TN)))

  95. 95. Comment by Rebel (20 comments.):
    January 26th, 2007 at 6:33 pm

    That is pretty freaky!
    Maybe those spikes mean he is a punk rock caterpillar. ;)

  96. 96. Comment by Shoshana (27 comments.):
    January 26th, 2007 at 9:27 pm

    I really like this picture of caterpillar.

  97. 97. Comment by Biker Betty (53 comments.):
    January 27th, 2007 at 1:08 am

    I realize this comment is a week late, but I love your photo for wild. It’s great!!!

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