Black Spiked Caterpillars with Red Legs

[John Sheehan]

Black caterpillars with spikes and red feet laying dead in my boat ... http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F_YniKlbPh29k%2FSX2Y4kyecyI%2FAAAAAAAADE0%2FEx7bzeF1gAY%2Fs400%2Fblack_white_blue_spiky_2.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Frwsphoto.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fblack-caterpillar-with-white-stripes.html&h=300&w=400&sz=23&tbnid=vsxxvToMFNPgrM%3A&tbnh=90&tbnw=120&zoom=1&usg=__i8PUFXo1hwfT7PlkKuZ-_SkxD4U%3D&docid=ugLCqZlVu25bkM&sa=X&ei=WKTAUbzkE9GxrAecjYHwCw&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQ9QEwAg&dur=1

[John Sheehan]

I believe some wholly buggers do already Jose

[jose "nacho" mejia]

herse a thought...... how about a fly to mimic this.? could work....

[Jason Preslar]

I tried a caterpillar once to no avail.....and they were hitting nightcrawlers that day like crazy....go figure....

[John Sheehan]

Yes Leo 'Fish Bait 'is what I was thinking .I'm thinking smallmouths and Trout would really like these but think a Gill or a Perch might be the first fish I give these a try on.

[Leo Nguyen]

Interesting. In either case, fishing bait..

[John Sheehan]

I'm still  thinking Mourning Cloak like I first suggested

[John Sheehan]

Leo-Your link has a pic that could be a different stage but doesn't match the look of what I found today

[Leo Nguyen]

Hard to see from this far out, but is this it?

http://www.discoverlife.org/IM/I_DLW/0001/640/Vanessa_virginiensis,...

If it is, it's the American Painted Lady butterfly.

If this is it:

http://www.discoverlife.org/IM/I_DLW/0000/640/Arctia_caja,_larva,I_...

It's the Tiger Moth

But then:

http://www.discoverlife.org/IM/I_DLW/0001/640/Grammia_arge,_larva,I...

It' the Arge Moth

There are about 17 varieties with the same body hair density for your location. Need a bit clearer closeup shot of the caterpillar, possibly in a more side profile, under better lighting.

[John Sheehan]

and in the driveway under some trees. Any Entomologist friends out there that can ID these .? Maybe Mourning cloak