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White Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Orgyia leucostigma

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3 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 10 years ago

wonderful,,

suzmonk
suzmonk 10 years ago

I was just thinking the same thing, Jellis. Some of these caterpillars are so outrageously showy that they don't even look real. Nice photo, DanJWLee.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

That is amazing. It almost looks like someone made it from yarn as a craft project. Some catepillars can be so incredible looking.

DanJWLee
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DanJWLee

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Jul 21, 2013
Submitted on Jul 25, 2013

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