Reptile & Amphibian Forums

Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.

Need help identifying this caterpillar

nir-vana Mar 01, 2005 03:58 PM

I took these photos in Beeri nature reserve, Israel:

Replies (7)

nir-vana Mar 01, 2005 03:59 PM

nir-vana Mar 01, 2005 04:01 PM

nir-vana Mar 01, 2005 04:02 PM

Prairie_Dancer Mar 01, 2005 09:10 PM

How large are these? I think maybe they are grass or sod webworms.

nir-vana Mar 02, 2005 12:20 AM

The photos make them look bigger but they are only about 10mm long.

Prairie_Dancer Mar 03, 2005 08:14 AM

Well Nirvana, there is a strong possibility that may be what they are. Are there dead patches in the grass?

lele Mar 03, 2005 05:41 PM

I agree. There are not a lot of gregarious species that feed on grass like that. Here's a link
sod webworm

You can format your posts and signature using BBCode. Here are some common examples:

You type	Result
`[b]Bold text[/b]`	Bold text
`[i]Italic text[/i]`	Italic text
`[u]Underlined[/u]`	Underlined
`[url]https://kingsnake.com[/url]`	https://kingsnake.com
`[url=https://kingsnake.com]Kingsnake[/url]`	Kingsnake
`[img]https://example.com/image.jpg[/img]`	Displays the image at that address.
`[color=green]Green text[/color]`	Green text
`[quote]Quoted text[/quote]`	Formats a quoted block of text.

Keep things readable and family‑friendly; staff may edit signatures or posts that affect thread readability.

Support

Help, tips & resources quick links

Manage

Manage your user and advertising accounts

Register For A User Account Login to MyAccount Manage Your Classified Account Manage Your Banner Account Manage Your Business Directory Account Manage your Photo Gallery Account

Purchase

Advertising and services purchase quick links

Purchase a classified account$ varies Renew a classified account$ varies Purchase a business directory listing$50/yr Purchase a banner advertisement$ varies Free Expo Event listingFree! Purchase a standard event listing$25/listing Pay an open invoice

Are you registered?

To advertise here using a business name you must have your legal business name registration verified. Click for details on the program or to register your business FREE!