What is this?

[albionalex]

Found this in my mates garden and we have no idea what it is.

Anyone got any knowledge in the world of creepy crawlies?

 

[Surrey_Albion]

Its an Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar

 

[sam86]

A semi-dried up slug?

 

[sam86]

Yeah, or that...

 

[Titus]

Its an Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar

Correct.

 

[albionalex]

Its an Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar

So it is! Thanks for clearing that up, we'd never seen anything like it before.

 

[NickBHAFC18]

Eat it.

 

[Manx Shearwater]

How big is it?

 

[Manx Shearwater]

Eat it.

You are Ray Mears and I claim my £5 reward.

 

[Puppet Master]

It is definitely the larvae/grubb of some big winged insect, never heard of an Elephant Moth but sounds about right!

 

[Falkor]

stunning

 

[Manx Shearwater]

That was quick!

 

[Giraffe]

I want one, can you bring it round please

 

[Rabeen]

Oh no - I went through one mowing the lawn last week - thought it was a caterpillar but had no idea what sort of beast it would turn into (at least, before it became two parts).

 

[SeagullSongs]

The caterpillars can get pretty big and the moths themselves will have a wingspan of about 70mm. Very pretty things.
I think their main foods are fuchsias, brambles and those sticky weeds that kids stick to each others' backs.

 

[Hyperion]

There are some seriously ugly, vile & slimy creatures out there. Anyway anough about Palace fans.

 

[SeagullinExile]

Eat it.

Noooo! Don't eat it...it will make your tongue swell up and your eyes bleed.....

...maybe