Is there a huge caterpillar in Hawaii that is over a foot long? Tell me about it.?
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There is a caterpillar, newly discovered species, in Hawaii that belongs to the hyposmocoma group. It eats snails not leaves unlike most caterpillars.
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The North American moth, or forest tent caterpillar makes its home in usually deciduous trees such as oak, gum, aspen, and sugar maple trees which they strip of leaves. So it does not need to travel very far to lay its eggs, just as far as the next tree.\n\nHundreds of kilometers it says at the very bottom of this link I've included. A hundred kilometers is about 60 miles.
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The Hawaiian Honu (or Sea Turtle) can be seen in Hawaii zoos.\n\nHard exterior yet soft and mushy inside.\nAppears to be slow; however, she's just not rushing through life.\nA rare breed....so rare she's becoming endangered.  \nLoves the ocean, loves the tropics.....minds her own business. \nSea turtles have existed for over 100 million years showing they have strong ability to survive.  And like a Sea Turtle, I keep on keeping on.......
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I was going to say pseudo-scorpion, a very common arachnid related to scorpions and spiders, but with no tail stinger, but then I saw the size in your details.\n\nThe only critter I can think of in North America that could possibly be that large is one of the types of crayfish.\n\nHere is a site with some pretty good crayfish pictures: http://www.shrimpcrabsandcrayfish.co.uk/Shrimp.htm?crayfishamerica.html~mainFrame\n\nIf you were in more tropical climes, I would guess that it might be some form of crab, such as a land crab or robber crab.
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The largest known insect is the Goliath beetle, (Goliathus druryi).  It can grow up to 8 inches long and weighs as much as a small bird.\n\nand the longest is The Giant Australian stick insect (Exatosoma tiaratum), measuring in at 13 inches, is the longest known insect.
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hilo hawaii with 120-180" depending upon the year. yes hawaii counts lol.\n\nRainiest uninhabited area in the nation is on Mount Waialeale on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where 460 inches is recorded.
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Well, we have Crane Flies and Daddy Long legs in the US, but they're not the same thing.  If your crane fly is the same as ours (looks like a giant mosquito), probably because they have really long legs.\n\nA Daddy Long Legs in the US (also called a Harvestman) resembels a spider but has really long spindly legs, kinda like a crane fly (but there's 8 of them and no wings).
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try this:\n\nhttp://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/zo150/mozley/fall/insectCS.jpg
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This is a myth. Look at the entomology website from the U of California Riverside.\nhttp://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html
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i think its a caterplillar...
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i was camping in hawaii (in a tent)\nand i had more than one cockroach crawl into my sleeping bag\nluckily they don't bite.\nnot a furry animal but entertaining anyways
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try this link:\nhttp://www.imagesfromnature.net/photos/butterflies/2001/pages/butterflies2001_009_m.html
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Paroreomyza maculata is now known as the Oahu Alauahio\n\nTotal population estimated as fewer than 100 in 1988.\nEstimated as fewer than 10 individuals in 1992\nNone were detected in a 1991 survey. \nLast probable sighting in 1990.\n:-(\n\nSee link for references.
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there are many different butterflies that have green caterpillars.
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clipped from www.wisegeek.com\n\nFor sheer length you can't beat a female Giant Walking Stick (Phobaeticus serratipes). Found in Malaysia and Singapore, looking like an assemblage of twigs, it is perfectly camouflaged among the branches where it lives. The longest specimen on record was an amazing 21.8" (55.5cm). Some people even keep these huge insects as pets.\n\nThe Giant Walking Stick may be long, but it doesn't have much mass. For that you have to turn to the giant scarab beetles. Among them, entomologists have settled on 5 contenders:\n\nThe South American Longhorn Beetle (Titanus giganteus) of French Guiana makes perhaps the most impressive showing with a body length over 6.5" (16.7cms).\n\nA shorter but far thicker competitor is the Acteon Beetle (Megasoma acteon) of South America. Males can grow to 5.3" (13.5cms) long by 1.6" (4cms) thick. \n\nThe Elephant Beetle (Megasoma elephas) found in Mexico and Venezuela has a shorter body than the Aceton, but a longer snout, making its total recorded length 5.4" (13.7cms).\n\nBringing up the rear are two species of Goliathus: regius and goliatus, both measuring in at 4.3" (11cms).\n\nIn 1874 the Rev. J. G. Wood published Insects Abroad, in which he claimed to have in his possession a 9" (22.8cm) South American Longhorn Beetle (Titanus). A specimen this large has never been documented since, and no one is quite sure what method he used to measure the bug. Therefore the accepted recorded length remains at 6.5" (16.7cms), which still leads the top five contenders.\n\nAlthough the Giant Walking Stick and scarab beetles win for length and mass, for sheer weight you'll have to turn to the giant wetas (Deinacrida heteracantha) of New Zealand. A pregnant female can top the scales at over 2 ounces (71gms)! \n\nThere are well over 1 million insect species known, with an estimated 10 million still undocumented. However, the title of world's biggest insect remains a matter of what constitutes "biggest" to you: length, mass or weight!
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First off lets clear up the common misconception that there are no snakes in Hawaii. There are no LAND snakes in Hawaii. There most certainly are sea snakes in Hawaii.\n\nThere are no LAND snakes in Hawaii because Hawaii has only existed for the blink of an eye in geological time. Because it is so new all the animals and plants in Hawaii have had to arrive there by travelling across the ocean from nearby landmasses. Hawaii is far too far away from the nearest landmass with snakes for land snakes to be able them to swim that distance.\n\nFor the same reason Hawaii also has no native land reptiles, amphibians or land mammals of any kind. Several species of reptiles and mammals have hitched rides with people or been deliberately introduced to the islands, but so far no snakes.
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A lot depends on where you are living (country) the first ling is to a pretty common day time moth called the cinnebar found on chalk downs in europe (not sure about the US or other places)\n\nhttp://www.rspb.org.uk/gardens/guide/atoz/c/cinnabarmoth.asp\nhttp://www.butterflygarden.co.uk/moths.htm\nhttp://www.rspb.org.uk/gardens/guide/atoz/g/gardentigermoth.asp