Need ID help Please. Worm, Catepiller, ???

[Paul]

Ok, Got no idea, but I am sure someone here does. What am I?

My neighbor's kid is wondering when it is. OK so am I

[eyeguy 54]

Forest Tent Caterpillar I think. Turns into a moth. I posted a pic of one of these a couple weeks ago in the Miltona sunset thread. Looks like the same one. They sure have cool colors.

[Dave S]

Cool colors, but destructive habits.

[mcary]

Paul,

Depending upon where you live, these little guys have massive increases in numbers once about every 7 years. They pretty much strip the trees clean in certain areas. Not much of anything eats them, with the exception of the black-billed cuckoo (if I remember correctly). They get pretty bad in the Duluth area during outbreak years.

[Paul]

well so far this is the only one we have seen here in Moorhead, but I haven't looked to hard, Guess I should keep my eyes out and might have to spray the shrubs.