Well, I thought this little critter was a caterpillar until Kevin told me that he thinks it is a silkworm. Does anyone recognize what it is?

THE SILK WORM
by Rumi

I stood before a silk worm one day
And that night my heart said to me,

"I can do things like that, I can spin skies,
I can be woven into love that can bring warmth to people;
I can be soft against a crying face,
I can be wings that lift, and I can travel on my thousand feet
throughout the earth,
my sacks filled with the sacred"
And I replied to my heart,

"Dear, can you really do all those things?"
And it just nodded "Yes"
In silence.

HOW FUnny! Great minds think alike!! :) We are TOTALLY connected. PaperWings · 2008-04-22: 21:48

looks like a caterpillar to me:) beautiful and close :)pretty shots !! ????? · 2008-04-22: 22:02

nice shots! he sure is a pretty one. sunshineand · 2008-04-22: 22:44

Happy Earth Day to you too. I have to visit your blog more often, you have beautiful pics. nelly · 2008-04-22: 23:23

Beautiful shots! leocheung · 2008-04-23: 00:45

caterpillar or silkworm it's not that relevant to me: you did great respectful shots of a creature :) ronin53 · 2008-04-23: 02:27

I don't know what he is either except kind of cute (for a crawly thing). Hopefully he won't eat all your leaves and will spin silk instead! oldbabe · 2008-04-23: 07:05

Too funny, I just got done looking at Tracy's post also featuring one of these things. They're cool to watch but I'm not a fan of the idea of handling them too much. =P majikmonkee · 2008-04-23: 10:52

These are tent caterpillars, those hateful critters I photographed the other day. Unfortunately, they're a pest. They don't turn into beautiful butterflies like other caterpillars, and they invade in large numbers. Very photogenic, though! :) ncshutterbug · 2008-04-23: 13:59

I always called them caterpillars too! Great macros! LotoFoto · 2008-04-23: 15:53

No idea what it is exactly but rreally looks great!!! TIM927 · 2008-04-24: 04:43

Beautiful macro! Lagartas :) LampadaMervelha · 2008-04-24: 08:55

#2 is my favorite shot bamommy · 2008-04-24: 09:48

beautiful poem and great pics proliv · 2008-04-24: 13:31

hmmmm...i remember them being kind of a black color but i can't remember if they were that hairy - some of the teachers at my elementary school would keep silkworms in the classroom for the students to learn about silk and all that. there was a huge mulberry tree in the schoolyard so we got leaves from there to feed them with. it was lots of fun watching them grow and make their little silk cocoons. ????? · 2008-04-24: 16:40

great shots! BreezyOnTheEyes · 2008-04-25: 13:08

Love the Macro - to close for me (laughter) Queen911 · 2008-04-26: 23:24

funky looking silkworm! neat shots ????? · 2008-04-27: 11:31

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