Fluffy

[Solly Mack]

Fluffy on top of the world.



Fluffy trying to intimidate me.



Fluffy looking dark and mysterious.



Fluffy looking pretty and showing its colors.



Fluffy is a fall webworm that is behind on its destruction. It should be spinning a web with other fall webworms and killing Oak trees and assorted shrubs and plants by now. Instead, Fluffy is hanging around my teapot planter. So I made Fluffy pose for me.

[NV Whino]

1. Well, I can tell you Fluffy intimidates me

Great shots.

[Solly Mack]

2. An Anole was lurking near Fluffy earlier and now I can't find Fluffy.

Course, a bird could have eaten Fluffy. Ah, nature.


Thanks!

[Mz Pip]

3. Sad

But on the bright side, you have some wonderful photos to remember him by.

[Solly Mack]

4. Thanks, Mz Pip.

lol

Always a bright side.

[handmade34]

5. I see the beginnings

of a delightful children's book

[Solly Mack]

9. lol! Thanks, handmade34.

Unfortunately, I think it ends with Fluffy being eaten by an anole. (or a bird)

[OriginalGeek]

6. Do those sting?

I got stung by something that looked like that when I was about 6 and I have avoided those kind of things ever since.

On the plus side I'm having fun imagining that the first two are Fluffy crawling across someone's bald head.

[Solly Mack]

8. No. They only look like the ones that do.

A defense mechanism.

They also don't really kill trees. They can eat all the leaves off plants and trees but a healthy tree/plant can survive the assault. And the leaves around the web nests can and do die, causing the tree/plant to look rather ugly.

I took poetic license - a caterpillar named Fluffy needs to sound tougher than it really is. lol

[OriginalGeek]

13. It worked!

I have never bothered any bug that looked like that. Smart little critters!

And poetic is my favorite of all the licenses. I could probably get around with out a driver's license but I'd hate to live in world where people weren;t free to create.

[Solly Mack]

14. lol!

I don't touch them either. Best to be safe than sorry.

[Mira]

7. These are simply great. I love it when

you so beautifully illustrate your observations and stories.
I CANNOT pick a favorite.

[Solly Mack]

10. Thanks, Mira.

Just having a little fun.

[rDigital]

11. Welcome to Coolsville, population: you. ; ) Excellent photographs. I like Fluffy. nt

[Solly Mack]

12. lol. Thanks, rDigital

Love it! Gave me a giggle. Thank you!

[rDigital]

15. : ) nt

[Celebration]

16. good gosh

You made Fluffy actually have a personality, LOL.

[rDigital]

17. Giving a picture a story makes it so much more interesting than: "hey look what I found!"

We thrive on narrative.

[Solly Mack]

18. lol. What comes from playing with caterpillars.