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branch-y legged, branch-y antennae
Copyright © 2009 pipmead

branch-y legged, branch-y antennae
The Woodlands near Houston, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
June 14, 2009
Size: .5 - .75"
crawling on a rock in front garden mid-day, recently dry weather, moist looking, almost translucent,

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Contributed by pipmead on 15 June, 2009 - 10:39pm
Last updated 17 July, 2009 - 12:31pm

Weird!
I wonder if it's a slug caterpillar, something like:

There is a lot of variety in these--you can see some others here (click on the caterpillars link to get rid of the adult moths).
The only other thing that comes to mind is some kind of tortoise beetle larva or pupa, like:

Obviously neither is a perfect match. Hopefully somebody will know!
… Charley Eiseman, 16 June, 2009 - 1:51am login or register to post comments

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