Barbara user her Nikon 5700 digital camera to capture these cool caterpillar images. She can be reached at barbaragardens@msn.com
We believe this is a Black Swallowtail caterpillar. I think I have a few images of similar Swallowtail butterflies; see Butterflies
In addition, here are a number of links:
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/eastern_black_swallowtail.htm
http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/misc/blkswallowcat.html
http://shalott.ots.utexas.edu:9876/butterfly/blackswallowtail/
http://www.uark.edu/depts/entomolo/museum/blswcat.html
If you're good at caterpillar identification, please click on the next link and tell me what I've got there!
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