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"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 10/12/2017 at 17:35 • Filed to: partslopnik, worklopnik

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Holy shit this thing has the cutest name ever. BANDED WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLAR.

A tech walking through noticed it. I gave it a box and some leaves.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Takuro Spirit 10/12/2017 at 17:46

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Ouch. That’s not much brown, it’s going to be a bad winter. The longer the brown stripe, the milder the winter.

Decay buys too many beaters > Takuro Spirit 10/12/2017 at 17:50

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Confession time: I’ve almost crashed trying to avoid these little guys when I see them in the road.

WilliamsSW > Takuro Spirit 10/12/2017 at 17:50

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Awwww! So cute! And when it grows up, this is what it will look like:

Takuro Spirit > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver 10/12/2017 at 17:52

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Hmm. Should I try to stretch it? Paint it with touch up paint?

I DONT WANNA SHOVEL NOOOO

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Decay buys too many beaters 10/12/2017 at 17:53

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It’s bad when it’s a freshly re-done road and so there’s a billion of them and you have no choice but to run some over. I hate that.

Nick Has an Exocet > Takuro Spirit 10/12/2017 at 17:54

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We used to find them all the time in Massachusetts growing up.

From Wikipedia: Research [6] has shown that the larvae of a related moth Grammia incorrupta (whose larvae are also called “woollybears”) consume alkaloid -laden leaves that help fight off internal parasitic fly larvae. This phenomenon is said to be “the first clear demonstration of self-medication among insects”.

The moths are kind of ugly. 

Takuro Spirit > WilliamsSW 10/12/2017 at 17:54

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lel

Takuro Spirit > Nick Has an Exocet 10/12/2017 at 17:54

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Yeah if I come into work and this thing is in a cocoon or full blown moth mode it’s getting thrown outside. Gently.

Decay buys too many beaters > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver 10/12/2017 at 17:56

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Yeah, had that happen few times too.

I’m always amazed how much they stand out on the road and how easily I’m able to see them at speed.

I have another burner, try to guess it! > Takuro Spirit 10/12/2017 at 18:13

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Does bear in the name mean it’s poisonous enough to kill a bear?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Takuro Spirit 10/13/2017 at 13:12

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Nope.