Show off your Peas!

[zazouse]

Beautiful photos Blue and I totally got that picture here KsKingsbee great shot of reality

living with them peas

This is Belle she lost her farm and i am going to meet her tomorrow, she is said to be good with everything from goats to chickens and cat to other dogs but not good with predators so i think she will fit in well here.

My pretty girl

Silly girls taken over the dogs hay ben

Anyone know what kind of moth or butterfly this will turn onto? looks dangerous with all them spines

 

[DylansMom]

Beautiful photos Blue and I totally got that picture here KsKingsbee great shot of reality

living with them peas

This is Belle she lost her farm and i am going to meet her tomorrow, she is said to be good with everything from goats to chickens and cat to other dogs but not good with predators so i think she will fit in well here.

My pretty girl

Silly girls taken over the dogs hay ben

Anyone know what kind of moth or butterfly this will turn onto? looks dangerous with all them spines

Pretty Pooch!

As for the caterpillar, I wouldn't touch. You have several varieties of moth caterpillars down your way with stinging hairs on them. And I'd bet my bottom dollar that's one of 'em.

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Definitely a stinging guy, look out!
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Isa-textula

Belle looks like a sweetie!

 

[zazouse]

Pretty Pooch!

As for the caterpillar, I wouldn't touch. You have several varieties of moth caterpillars down your way with stinging hairs on them. And I'd bet my bottom dollar that's one of 'em.

Thanks for the heads up

i know about them when i was a child i put my knee on one climbing a tree and it flipped and stung my knee, i had a terrible reaction and had to be taken to the hospital course i fell 15 feet to the ground when it stung me, i still have a scar on my leg from it 2 little little rows of white dots we call them asp here but not sure what their tecky name is but i do watch for them certain times of the year cause they will just fall out of the trees and sting you if they happen to land on you, my DH got stung a couple years ago.

We got another one here that looks like a white fluffy down feather saw a few on the fence line way out back and thought to myself something done got a pea and when i went to pluck one of them feathers off the fence to examine it.darn thing moved, freaked me out so i got a stick and knocked it off and there on the other side was them little suction cups, i left the area
This is what we call an asp


i will find a photo of the fluffy white one i took some photos but it is easer to look for one on google.

 

[zazouse]

Definitely a stinging guy, look out!
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Isa-textula

Belle looks like a sweetie!

Thanks for the link great find

 

[Garden Peas]

Definitely a stinging guy, look out!
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Isa-textula

Belle looks like a sweetie!

I couldn't resist looking it up, yikes, from Wikipedia. (It turns into a "crowned slug moth" -- there's a name for ya

Limacodidae or Euclidae is a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea;[1] the placement is in dispute. They are often called slug moths because their caterpillars bear a distinct resemblance to slugs.[2] They are also called cup moths because of the shape of their cocoons.[2]
The larvae are often liberally covered in protective stinging hairs, and are mostly tropical, but occur worldwide, with about 1000 described species and probably many more as yet undescribed species.

and...

Many Limacodidae larvae are green and fairly smooth (e.g. Yellow shouldered slug, pictured), but others have tubercles with urticating hairs and may have bright warning colours. The sting can be quite potent,[5] causing severe pain.

So.... x3!

Don't touch that one!

Belle is beateous and looks wonderful

What a gorgeous girl!

 

[zazouse]

I love learning about nature i can learn something about it every day if i take the time to look and having the net is a wonderful help and well my pea friends too

I adore the small worlds here

 

[Trefoil]

FLOWERS? We're freezing our a"s off and you've got flowers? This just isn't right.

 

[Garden Peas]

 

[AnimalsRmyLife]

I love learning about nature i can learn something about it every day if i take the time to look and having the net is a wonderful help and well my pea friends too

I adore the small worlds here

Pretty flowers!!

FLOWERS? We're freezing our a"s off and you've got flowers? This just isn't right.

Haha we're in the 50's here and there's rain in the forecast for the weekend and beginning of next week.