Animals Shall I keep it as a pet?

[Sue]

I asked him indoors, who has an interest in moths and he says it's probably a pale tussock or possibly a nut tree tussock. Very doubtful it's a hickory as they are not in the UK (unless it's been brought in).

He uses UKMoths | Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland or ‪Facebook‬ for ID's when he catches an unusual one in his moth trap

(I'm not keen on moths and I call him Buffalo Bill after the character in Silence of the Lambs 🙂)

 

[DavidUK]

"Hello David,

Thanks for your message. What you found there is a
Pale Tussock Moth caterpillar (Calliteara pudibunda).

There are some details about this caterpillar on the UK Safari
website. Maybe you could take a look.
If you do there's a chance you might click on an advert
that interests you there!
And if you do that Google might pay me a few pennies, so
my family will be able to eat this month.
That would be nice. My family won't starve, and because you
did such a considerate thing you'll get a lovely warm fuzzy
feeling inside. Everybody wins. 😉

Here's the link: Pale Tussock Moths - Dasychira pudibunda - UK Safari

Kind regards,

Gary,
UK Safari Editor.
UK Safari - A site for anyone interested in the wildlife of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"

 

[DavidUK]

Or...

... so my family will be able to eat this moth.

😉

 

[Targa]

If you do there's a chance you might click on an advert
that interests you there!

Does anybody even notice adverts on websites let alone read them or click on them?

 

[Pete Thomas]

Does anybody even notice adverts on websites let alone read them or click on them?

I hope so, ads on here help to pay for sever costs etc.

 

[Ivan]

I hope so, ads on here help to pay for sever costs etc.

Whom have you severed this week?

 

[Ivan]

Or...

... so my family will be able to eat this moth.

😉

According to UKSafari the nickname for Pale Tussock Moth is 'Hop Dog'

Sounds Kentish for a furter in a bun

 

[Vlad]

I wouldn't have thought a moth would provide much nourishment for a whole family ....a family of ants perhaps.....

 

[gladsaxisme]

Just arrived on the green wheelie bin...
About the size of a 5p piece.

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What will it become I wonder...?

That's one dirty wheelie bin but a very beautiful caterpillar

 

[DavidUK]

According to UKSafari the nickname for Pale Tussock Moth is 'Hop Dog'

Sounds Kentish for a furter in a bun

Or a new mouthpiece name... The NEW Pete Thomas Hop Dog...