Slinky Insect

[Maydup]

Sitting in the garden today enjoying the sun and I found an insect making is way across my newspaper.

I was small, green, about 1cm long and very thin. It moved in what I can only describe as resembling a slinky. No legs but threw itself forward and concertinaed its body up to meet itself. It might have been a larva I suppose, it was small and wormlike but with this distinct movement.

Any ideas what it was?

[boxtops]

That sounds like a tiny caterpillar to me.

[MyBlackHen]

It does.

[slinky.kate]

it wasnt me

[B00]

Between your bug and Chaps's one, it's almost enough to put you off going outside innit?

[tonyav]

lol.

[Answerprancer]

Did it 'loop' up? in which case afaict it's a geometer ("inchworm") the caterpillar of a certain species of moth.

[Answerprancer]

...like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jpd6vybOtg

[MyBlackHen]

Inchworm, Inchworm, measuring the marigolds

[Maydup]

Inch worm, inch worm
Measuring the marigolds
You and your arithmetic
You'll probably go far

That was it! Or that's what it will be when its a little longer than 1cm.
Thank you.

[Answerprancer]

Aww :-) Sweet song!
I thought so. They often 'abseil' out of beech trees on enormously long threads of gossamer - bless 'em.