Critters on the course you ran into...

[12StonesScott]

Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar

Came across this guy last month while taking pix during our second monthly juniors tournament at my home course, East Roswell Park in Roswell, GA:

Apparently, they're harmless, and apparently, this wasn't even a big one. Those are regulation-size pine needles in the picture, and I'm estimating this guy at 4 to 4.5 inches -- it seems they can get up to 5 or 6 inches.

It was interesting to watch the reactions of the kids (this was the youngest group, mostly 6-8 year olds). Most thought it was cool if a bit scary, while some where obviously freaked out by it.

 

[dodgeball]

/\ This proves that looks can be deceiving! I would steer clear of this guy and let just let him be. Nice pic!

 

[ZBoazMobster]

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In relation to basket for hole 9:

 

[chrishysell]

i like bee stings. They get your heart pumping.

 

[ZBoazMobster]

These are Yellow Jackets.

 

[chrishysell]

yeah. i like them too. I got covered with them while leading the 94 Winthrop Open. I just kept playing and won by 6 strokes. Everyone wanted me to quit and go to the hospital. Bee one with nature.

 

[kyleo2o]

Don't have any pictures but we got within -10ft of 7 deer that were surrounding a basket @ big eau plaine and there were thousands literally of little yellow butterflies @ standing rocks in the parking lot.

 

[ZBoazMobster]

Bee one with nature.

Haha! Today, I was stung by two wasps, apparantly. I never saw them, but my crew said 'large and black'. I'm assuming they were Great Black Wasp.

 

[solomon.trenton]

one:

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In relation to basket for hole 9:

i would not be the guy sticking those in the ground

 

[ZBoazMobster]

These are the bastids that stung me two days ago. Needless to say, this nest no longer around.

 

[ZBoazMobster]

Now, for the hospital bill that almost was:

This little ole lady was inches from the butts that sit on these benches everyday.

 

[MrFixIt]

^^^^

*me shivers in disgust!!*

 

[xJFK]

 

[AJ_86]

A lone locust, on the final basket of Strong Arm. He fell off the pole when I made my putt and started walking around the base.

 

[mcphatty]

Last spring I was playing Hudson Mills in Dexter, MI.. Had a sidearm shot wind up deep in the woods. Upon my discovery of the disc, 3 feet to my right was a female deer giving birth to its young. It was quite the sight!

 

[Roc1Time]

I will promise all that nobody has seen this....A 3 foot long Monitor Lizard on hole 2 at Alex Clark. This thing was amazing. It took off after I grabbed him and jumped off the ledge about 15 foot drop into the creek. I figure he will find the sewers and come back as Godzilla later...stay tuned

 

[lokirising]

Now, for the hospital bill that almost was:

This little ole lady was inches from the butts that sit on these benches everyday.

Black widows are awesome.

 

[agent_peebody]

i ran into what i thought was a samsquamch...turned out to be a Julian with a blanket

 

[mashnut]

Not anything spectacular, but there was a herd of about 20 deer at Edgebrook last night, and they didn't want to move when we had to throw from the middle of them.

 

[NovaDiscHead]

While cutting cross-country on foot to sneak into Bull Run Regional Park my friend and i saw a Chupacabra. It stared back for several seconds before disappearing into some heavy brush.

A Chupacabra at Bull Run? Me thinks it t'was but a rat! Besides, why would you go through all that trouble to play such a P.O.S. course?