16 legged hairy alien creature?

Anyone seen one of these? I have no idea what it is, at first i thought it was a toy, but i am unsure. My second Guess would be an Unusually large Catapillar.

So i Brought it here. the vid Isn't mine, and i just saw it today, pretty cool.

video link


[edit on 10/14/2008 by Gools]

Dont die on me now thread. we just got you up and running again.

Wow, that is a weird looking creature. Seeing how there are no other objects in the video to give any indication of its size, I assume this is some sort of caterpillar that looks deceptively large.

reply to post by monkeybus


Im sure its a caterpillar!

Let me see if I can find a photo and description....

awww its not showing anymore

Looks like a Puss caterpillar.

Puss caterpillar

en.wikipedia.org...




[edit on 14/10/2008 by Jibbs]

If you listen closely at the end of the video there is a clue I cant make out....

We had one of those right here in "____" (sound like roanoke) "Dont touch it"

If we can figure out what she is saying, we might have a better chance of finding out what it is....

Here it is again.

Video

I am unsure if it is a Puss catapillar, the video has been used to describe them i see, but it looks unusally large compared to this

Thanx Jibbs for reposting it

Thought at first someone knitted the fur and put it over a remote car or something but after thought crikeyyy far out man lol

Weirddd

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i see the similarity, but there seems to be a size difference. The form of the creature is more complex as well . . .

Any creature that looks like that or bright colors usually means stay the hell away from me and I don't taste very good.


Cute, cuddly and deadly.

interesting looking creature, just let is go walking round the house and it would probably do the dusting as it moved.

Wow that looks awesome I want one lol. But in that second video someone posted it is actually titled Puss Catepilla.

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Those kinds of caterpillars...have poisonous spines which are sometimes very severe in result. So I can understand if someone said "don't touch it", they're considered dangerous.

It's on a tile floor... and with the grout line there I'd say it's probably around a inch or so long, maybe a little more.
Definetly looks like a type of catipillar, dunno what type though.

yes i would agree that it's definitely some kind of caterpillar after watching that first video.

it is rather crazy looking

things like that don't usually bother me but the video sort of makes it appear to be massive, though i'm sure it isn't

i still don't think i would like to wake up with one on my chest

Does anyone really know what this is or are we just making up stuff, and think we know what it is not? I like it what isit not what you think it is.

Wow that thing is cool, it doesnt look like any of the other pics of the puss catepillars posted though, and it does seem like the legs are not being used for movement, that looks like it comes from underneath. If it is a catepillar id love to see what it turns into. Not sure my first thought was a giant moth. Nice find

Megalopyge opercularis.

aka bolivia bug, puss caterpillar or southern flannel moth.
en.wikipedia.org...

i believe there is an old thread about this



[edit on 15-10-2008 by HollowPointPeace]