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September 18, 2011

Nature's Way of Saying 'Do Not Touch'

Jennifer and I drove around back to put up a new salt/mineral lick for the animals. We were checking out the Choke Cherries (Prunus virginiana) when we spotted this black and yellow caterpillar with intimidating white spikes. We brought it up to the house to get some shots and investigate it further. Turns out it's the caterpillar phase of a Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata).

Reportedly, it has "urticating (irritating) hairs to which some people are allergic. " Needless to say, we didn't touch it.

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Posted by Rob Kiser on September 18, 2011 at 4:01 PM

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