Anyone know what this is?

[Louloubelle]

The moths however look like a hybrid moth x afghan hound

 

[baldrick]

<grimaces>

urgh looks really freaky and those furry caterpillars sound horrible.

 

[sleaterkinney]

It's the way they move that makes them freaky imo.

 

[Chairman Meow]

Jeesus! Some kind of warning would have been nice! I'll have nightmares now.

 

[vipper]

Oooo. I got this message on my flickr site:

I am an occupational health nurse and I need a photo of a browntail moth cocoon for a healtheducational article I am doing on the browntailmoth caterpillar for our employees ie the gardners mainly but all employees will have access. Is there any chance that I could use your photo please to put in the article. It is intended for internal use only and will be placed on the company intranet. I do not intend to use it for any commercial purposes.

I hope this will be OK.If you are in agreement to it I will obviously credit the photo to you if you let me have your name .

I look forward to your reply.

Regards

The kind hearted half of me says "of course" and "at least they asked, it's in the public domain". The merciless part of me says "how much"...

What should I do?

 

[Peaglenut]

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuur!!!

Jeesus! Some kind of warning would have been nice! I'll have nightmares now.

Just shuddered from head to toe. I physically find it hard to keep my eyes open to look at moths THAT close. I cant stand those quarter pounders that bash against the windows in the summer months. Moths and beetles.
The caterpillar is cute though.