What Is It?

Saw this on a blackberry briar while I was mowing... anyone know what it is? Some sort of caterpillar transforming into something else? Fungus?

[Cindy McFarland]

Wow! I don't have a clue! How strange!

[Faye Turner]

How unusual

[Milanie]

What an awesome find - it's opening right in front of your eyes. Nice focusing.

[Harry J Benson]

great find

[Taffy]

Fascinating -- no idea what it is.

[Jane Pittenger]

No idea but cool find

[Cathy]

@cindymc @fayefaye @milaniet @hjbenson @taffy @jgpittenger I posted on the garden group page I follow on Facebook. Several suggested it is a fungus called orange rust. Need to burn it or destroy it. I didn't see any online photos that looked exactly like it, but it is found on blackberry bushes.