Are hairy Molly's extinct?

bonzodog2 · 26-04-2011 04:18PM

I saw one today

stovelid · 26-04-2011 04:24PM

Now that I think of it, I haven't caught a white-arse in a jar in my neighbour's garden for years either.

Einhard · 26-04-2011 04:25PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i thought of something completely different when i saw the title of this thread

You're thinking of Molly's hairies!:pac:

kfallon · 26-04-2011 04:27PM

Hairy mollys might be gone but lovely Mollys still exist.....oh yeah!

Einhard · 26-04-2011 04:28PM

stovelid wrote: »

Now that I think of it, I haven't caught a white-arse in a jar in my neighbour's garden for years either.

I think "honkey" is the politically correct term these days...

mariopuzo · 22-08-2012 11:32PM

No they're not extinct. I found two yesterday a few feet apart taking a crawl across the garden path. We called them hairy ginnies around here. Had not seen them for a few years.

Ann22 · 22-08-2012 11:41PM

We called them God's horses

ArtyM · 22-08-2012 11:43PM

The foreigners have been eating them, they stuff them in the swans.

El Weirdo · 22-08-2012 11:44PM

mariopuzo wrote: »

Had not seen them for a few years.

Sort of like this thread.

22-08-2012 11:46PM

Was trying to explain hairy mollys to my English ex, he hadn't a clue what I was on about, so I googled it.

Should have had safe search turned on.

1ZRed · 22-08-2012 11:47PM

Super-Rush wrote: »

Last time i saw one was when Bear Grylls was eating one.

I haven't seen a Bear Grylls in the wild in a long time!

galwayrush · 23-08-2012 12:02AM

Saw one in my workshop today, after i had accidentally squashed it with my foot. Hope it wasn't the last one.

Sulla Felix · 23-08-2012 12:03AM

Wetbench4 wrote: »

Does anyone remember hairy mollys, those furry black caterpillars. There used to be loads of them around when i was a child, but it must be 20 years since I've seen one. What's that all about???

Dunno about you OP, but when I was a kid I spent a hell of a lot more time outside than I do now. If I'm lucky I'll get a few hours in the garden a week, and herself normally has a "list" that needs to be finished so...

starbelgrade · 23-08-2012 12:05AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Was trying to explain hairy mollys to my English ex, he hadn't a clue what I was on about, so I googled it.

Should have had safe search turned on.

I had to Google it myself. I know what they are now.

The search also brought up some pictures one of the birds from The Saturdays in a bikini and another one of her nip slipping out of her top.

Can't say that I wasn't pleased.

dodderangler · 23-08-2012 12:05AM

Wetbench4 wrote: »

Does anyone remember hairy mollys, those furry black caterpillars. There used to be loads of them around when i was a child, but it must be 20 years since I've seen one. What's that all about???

I remember them years ago aswell
Probably a load of polish caterpillars came over
Dammit they took their JOBS!!!!!
Durka durr

EoghanIRL · 23-08-2012 12:14AM

Not that you mention it I haven't seen a hairy moly for over a year.

Palytoxin · 23-08-2012 12:29AM

Haven't seen one in a few years, but the slugs have taken over this year, mainly the big black ones and an odd orange on as well.

Mycroft H · 23-08-2012 12:39AM

It's the caterpillar of the Small Tortoiseshell butterfly. Wet summers usually don't bode well with them.

eire1 · 23-08-2012 12:50AM

Saw some on Toronto Island last year

Cee-Jay-Cee · 23-08-2012 12:55AM

Seen one only a few hours ago, she was making her way up the side of my garage wall, I knocked her off onto the ground. She had no business climbing my walls.

Some Yoke · 23-08-2012 12:57AM

BX 19 wrote: »

It's the caterpillar of the Small Tortoiseshell butterfly. Wet summers usually don't bode well with them.

Ah lads, the joys of Ireland these days. No sunshine, no dry weather and now, no butterflies. Next year lambs prob wont be dancing in the fields and the birds wont be singing

Miike · 23-08-2012 01:03AM

Don't google image search hairy molly... Atleast not in company!!!! And yes... I had to google that, I lived a sheltered life okay!

paddyandy · 23-08-2012 02:17PM

There are no flying insects around in Dublin City centre .St Stephen's green is barren and it should'nt be .

saiint · 23-08-2012 03:02PM

try the whole of South America
plenty of them their

gimmick · 23-08-2012 03:09PM

Miike wrote: »

Don't google image search hairy molly... Atleast not in company!!!! And yes... I had to google that, I lived a sheltered life okay!

Umm

Nothing wrong with it for me anyway.

Completely forgot hairy mollys even existed, let alone see one in god knows how long.

23-08-2012 03:16PM

paddyandy wrote: »

There are no flying insects around in Dublin City centre .St Stephen's green is barren and it should'nt be .

You may have missed the flying ant invasion a few years back, eugh, horrible yokes....

Stephens green is normally full of wasps looking for Bulmers cans....

Jason Todd · 23-08-2012 03:20PM

I haven't seen one in years, but when I think about it, I don't play in fields, grass or anywhere else I would have seen them years ago! :pac:

Miike · 23-08-2012 04:01PM

gimmick wrote: »

Umm

Nothing wrong with it for me anyway.

Completely forgot hairy mollys even existed, let alone see one in god knows how long.

I don't have safe search on :mad:

o1s1n · 23-08-2012 04:12PM

Remember those little tiny red insects? I think we called them 'blood suckers' - havent seen one of them in years either.

Again, probably because I no longer roll around in the grass (and white dog ****) of my local park.

dmc17 · 23-08-2012 04:24PM

Miike wrote: »

I don't have safe search on :mad:

You know there's an option to turn it on :rolleyes: .........oh sorry, of course you do cause it's the same one you used it to turn it off

Are hairy Molly's extinct?

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