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Caterpillars invade Tampa Bay!
WTSP.com ^
| March 9 2011
| Laura Kadechka
Posted on 03/09/2011 9:25:07 AM PST by Daffynition
Largo, Florida -- Depending on who you talk to, those little caterpillars hanging on the edge of the long, silky threads are either pretty cool or disgusting.
"I think it's kind of gross," said 6-year-old Mace Morris as he played with his brothers at Largo's Eagle Lake Park.
Photos: Caterpillas invade Tampa Bay
The green and yellowish caterpillars are hanging from just about everything...off the playground equipment, off the trees and even off of cars and people if you happen to get in the way.
"I feel like they're climbing on me. They're hanging on trees, they're hanging off of the children's equipment and it's just ooey gooey," said June Chittenden.
Jane Morse, with the Pinellas County Extension says the caterpillars are the larvae of either oak leafrollers or oakleaftier moths.
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TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: caterpillars
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To: Daffynition
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posted on
03/09/2011 10:03:22 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
Polka dots are in!
22
posted on
03/09/2011 10:05:32 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
03/09/2011 10:07:44 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: jonno
Wait until the lovebugs hatch out. Thats always fun.
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posted on
03/09/2011 10:10:08 AM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: TexasPatriot1
“green and yellowish caterpillars”
Those would be John Deeres, not caterpillars.
To: Daffynition
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posted on
03/09/2011 10:15:24 AM PST
by
kanawa
(Obama - "The only people who don't want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.")
To: TexasPatriot1
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posted on
03/09/2011 10:16:27 AM PST
by
meyer
(We will not sit down and shut up.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
03/09/2011 10:22:32 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
Save this guy for one of your alien threads. ;)
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posted on
03/09/2011 10:25:10 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
To: meyer; Allegra
That’s probably the only piece of equipment that won’t blow away in a sand storm. HEY! Speaking of sand storms...what did they do with Allegra? Where’s Allegra?
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posted on
03/09/2011 10:28:27 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/09/2011 10:30:25 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
To: Georgia Girl 2
Isn't it about spring break time?
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posted on
03/09/2011 10:34:05 AM PST
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
To: JRios1968; Daffynition
If only she’d tread lightly...
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posted on
03/09/2011 12:30:16 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: lormand
My oak trees produced not one acorn this last Fall. First time I’ve seen that in the 14 yrs. we’ve lived here.(Raleigh)
Led me to forgive the squirrels from raiding the bird feeders over the winter.
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posted on
03/09/2011 1:00:09 PM PST
by
Vinnie
To: Daffynition; JoeProBono
I’ll bet both of those will set you free.
There’s a similar one in S. Fla, usually on Hibiscus that is green, maroon stripe down the sides and hairy.
Brush against that boy and you think you’ve got a red-hot poker on you.
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posted on
03/09/2011 1:06:21 PM PST
by
Vinnie
To: Vinnie
That is odd. I’ve grown up with Pecan trees and know that it goes thru 2 year cycles of good crop/bad crop. I’ve never seen them not produce at all though.
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posted on
03/09/2011 1:32:23 PM PST
by
lormand
(A Government who robs Peter to pay Paul, will always have the support of Paul)
To: Daffynition
Super shot! That is one fat Spoonbill.
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posted on
03/09/2011 2:14:21 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, A Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
He’s been eating his fill of caterpillars!
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posted on
03/09/2011 2:35:49 PM PST
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
To: Vinnie
This little saddle back can cause some irritation. [He looks like a little Scotty dog with a jacket on ]
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posted on
03/09/2011 2:40:34 PM PST
by
Daffynition
( DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
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