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Old 11-06-2010, 04:20 PM
 
Location: Pflugerville
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Asps are not black, and I am told they hurt like hell. I am lucky to have never experienced one. They look as JayBrown described.

It could also be this:

www.hiltonpond.org/thisweek020608.html

These are common in E. Texas. Don't know about Austin. But they are harmless. Used to play with them as kids. However better to be safe than sorry with caterpillars. In other words you'd better know what type of caterpillar you have before you pick it up or you could be in for a world of hurt.
I thought it was possible they could be Giant Leopard Moth larvae, but I don't think I have ever seen a Giant lepoard moth here, so I wasn't sure. But yes, they do look similar.

It could also be a

Pyrrharctia isabella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

which I learned on Reading Rainbow years and years ago was a catepillar that let you predict the weather.

FWIW, Asp Catepillars look like this.

http://neuro.bcm.edu/eagleman/asp/

They are pretty unmistakable.
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Old 11-08-2010, 09:27 AM
 
Location: Creedmoor, TX
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From: Caterpillar 3 - BugGuide.Net

Did it look like this??
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