[ID] Caterpillar

[Action_Man]

I dont know how these things have survive the cold weather we`ve been having, perhaps they have some kind of anti-freeze in the system.

I found this under a leaf, in my garden, its around 12mms long ...

[Dogghound]

I dont suppose you know how many legs it had?

[Action_Man]

I think it had three pairs of suckers at the back, and maybe three pairs of claws at the front, it dident move very much at all, from the movement it made, i would suggest it moved like an Inchworm would ...

[Action_Man]

I have been outside to see if its still there, and yes it is. So i have brought it inside for another photo.

I can now see it has four pairs on the rear, plus the pair on the end (i`m not sure if you count these). It still had the same companion too, i dont know if there just good friends or what ...

[Dogghound]

The large ones Noctua pronuba, the small one is an early instar Noctua fimbriata. Did you find them like this? very strange.

[Action_Man]

I did find them both on the underside of a fallen leaf, they were pretty close together, but not side by side, as in the last picture ...