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This photo was taken at the Plummer House in Rochester, MN
Looks like a tussock moth caterpillar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tussock_mot.... Don't tough the brown hairs at its back: they're urticating hairs and will cause severe irritation on the area they touch.
Spotted on Aug 24, 2010 Submitted on Aug 24, 2010
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Looks like a tussock moth caterpillar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tussock_mot.... Don't tough the brown hairs at its back: they're urticating hairs and will cause severe irritation on the area they touch.