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Ugh...stupid wooly worms!
Meg found a wooly worm today (people in our area think you can predict what kind of winter you will have by looking at them, I never got the hang of that.) Meg thought it was an interesting creature and pawed it around on the porch for a bit. I thought it was dead, pushed it off the porch and headed for the yard, Meg did a sharp U-turn and grabbed it up with her mouth and ran...it was as if she NEVER heard the leave it command in her life. I have to confess I am not a bug person and while I can generally hold my hand under her mouth and say drop it, I was not going to have her drop a bug into my hand. She ate it! I did not know the fur on them was so harsh and she hacked and coughed for hours and tried to eat all the grass she could. I finally decided a piece of bread might help push any residual 'wool' down and it helped a lot. Hope she learned her lesson, wooly worms may be fun toys but they are not good meals.
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Permalink Reply by Sheila & Finnley on
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Well they can't be BIG snakes Karen. Only a 12 incher or so..... It is only to scare the pants off my husband. Ha-ha he is terrified of them !
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Permalink Reply by Laurie, Fudge, and Vern on
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Sheila, Now I know for sure that you are nuts!
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Oh Laurie.... that hurt. LOL
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Permalink Reply by F, Calla & Luca on
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Caterpillars are NOT always OK to pick up. See my reference next page.
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Permalink Reply by Bonnie and Kona on
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Oh great, but there weren't seat belts when I was a kid either.
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I grew up thinking they were really wonderful. I too have pet them like a dog and held them in my hands, letting them crawl up one and down the other.
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This is a Wooly Bear (top)
Underneath is a Yellow Wooly Bear
The white one can cause problems if a person touches it. Hives, itching, rash. I would think that it wouldn'tbe very good for a dog to get a hold of !
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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on
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The black & brown one is the kind we have here, those are the ones I like. They are very soft and I believe they are harmless.
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I have never heard of problems either Karen. Although I don't think I would want Finnley to eat one ! We have both the brown and black wooly, and the yellow wooly here. I don't know about the white one, and I can't remember it's name. It is supposed to be toxic though.
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I think they are too but I don't touch caterpillars as a rule of thumb, a pun. Here' same list of stinging US caterpillars.
http://www.arkinspace.com/2011/05/stinging-caterpillars-of-united-s...
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Ewww, those are some scary looking things! most of them look like cacti, lol!
I would not be tempted to pet any of those!
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Karen I thought they were beautiful, and furry, and I'm sure I'd would have be the fool that tried to pick one up. NOT anymore though, thanks to F ! :) I'll stick to the local Wooly Bears and that will be that !
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