He was merrily crawling along a fallen tree when I saw him so I transferred him to a leaf for his photo shoot. These caterpillars only live off of Sycamore Trees (which there were many of by Tom's Creek- see yesterday's photo). It's hard to see his face with all those fuzzy hairs on him- but he is facing forward.
It's not a venom or poison but more of an allergen that can trigger some people.... the rule of thumb is "look with your eyes" and do not touch at our environmental education center!
@jeanniec57 Yes, I knew not to touch him after photographing another Tussock Moth a while back at Child's Park (didn't touch that one either as it is my policy to leave any critter or bug alone anyway). But I'm glad you typed the warning and link here in case someone else runs across one. To take this picture, I very gingerly forced him to crawl on the leaf all the keeping my hand out of reach from him. It was a bit tricky which is why I probably didn't get the best shot of him either. Better safe with a so-so picture than sorry! Thanks Jeannie!
@golftragic Thanks Marnie- not fake, just fuzzy! @lyndamcg Thanks Lynda! @onewing Thanks Babs- yes they do make you look twice! @30pics4jackiesdiamond Thanks Jackie! LOL that would be a very small bottle as he's quite small. His face is closest to us- the end with the brown feelers. The end with the white ones is his bum. @bruni Thanks Bruni- good to look at but see Jeannie's note- not good to touch (which I didn't!). @henrir Thanks Henri! This one is particular to Sycamore trees which tend to grow by brooks and streams. There are other types (see the link to Jeannie's picture) and they are just as toxic. @helenhall Thank you Helen- I just happened to see him crawling on a log- his movement caught my eye. @haskar Thank you Haskar! @carole_sandford Thanks Carole! @pyrrhula thanks Ferry! @wendyfrost Thanks Wendy!
Thank you to all! A fun find but if you read Jeannie's comment, it's true- not fun to touch. However, I knew that when I saw him and therefore my fingers and his fluff never met.
Used to see caterpillars all the time, now we never see them. Saw one the other day and just about fell over in shock. Such a rare capture, how interesting to learn about him!
@sandrajo@summerfield@robz
Thank you Sandi! I think they have figured out how to hide better. (o;
Thanks Vikki! Easter chicks? Hmmm...would not have associated that with this! @robz Thank you Rob!
September 27th, 2018
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@golftragic Thanks Marnie- not fake, just fuzzy!
@lyndamcg Thanks Lynda!
@onewing Thanks Babs- yes they do make you look twice!
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thanks Jackie! LOL that would be a very small bottle as he's quite small. His face is closest to us- the end with the brown feelers. The end with the white ones is his bum.
@bruni Thanks Bruni- good to look at but see Jeannie's note- not good to touch (which I didn't!).
@henrir Thanks Henri! This one is particular to Sycamore trees which tend to grow by brooks and streams. There are other types (see the link to Jeannie's picture) and they are just as toxic.
@helenhall Thank you Helen- I just happened to see him crawling on a log- his movement caught my eye.
@haskar Thank you Haskar!
@carole_sandford Thanks Carole!
@pyrrhula thanks Ferry!
@wendyfrost Thanks Wendy!
Thank you to all! A fun find but if you read Jeannie's comment, it's true- not fun to touch. However, I knew that when I saw him and therefore my fingers and his fluff never met.
Thank you Sandi! I think they have figured out how to hide better. (o;
Thanks Vikki! Easter chicks? Hmmm...would not have associated that with this!
@robz Thank you Rob!