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Well not really scary and not a monster, i fact it is a mere 10-12 mm overall length. Found this weird looking caterpillar in the garden today, so of course I had to take some photo's of it. Can anyone ID it for me?

dunno what it is but its hell cool !
i like the colours in the first shot.

and I think I shall name him 'Puff'...

and Wow.. could you have gotten any closer do you think! Fab macro work! *insert jealous smiley here*..

great set, really love the third shot though!

looks like the kind of caterpillar you wouldn't want to come across in a dark alley

awsome little thing !

It is a cup moth caterpillar from the family Limacodidae. It is probably of genus Doratifera and may be an early instar of D. oxleyi (that is a link). You might want to check through the links here: http://australian-insects.com/lepidopte ... didae.html

Be very careful not to touch the spines as they are laced with toxic and can be very painful, especially on the back of your hand.

"Scruffy" would be more like it....