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Hylesia sp.
Caterpillar aggregation at the bases of a tree. The individuals of this genus are special because not only the larvae phase (caterpillar) inflict a painful sting (intoxication known as erucism), but the adult (moth) is equally dangerous and burns just as much with it's abdominal scales that are modified in seta (lepidopterism).
Spotted on Oct 4, 2015
Submitted on Oct 4, 2015
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