Thursday, September 19, 2019

Yard Critter - Black-waved Flannel Caterpillar

Megalopyge crispata.

Another of the "do not touch" caterpillars.*


I found this one crawling across my driveway. Having only my phone I snapped these shots.


By the time I returned with my 'real' camera it had moved on.


Cool that I was in the right place at the right time.

You can find all of the Yard Critter posts listed here.

🐛  ☠️  🐛  ☠️  🐛

* Wagner, in Caterpillars of Eastern North America, in his notes about this critter, tells the story of his encounter and the resulting emergency room visit. Spoiler: he came out alive. But it was not a pleasant experience.

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