White Tussock Moth Caterpillar by olivetreeann

White Tussock Moth Caterpillar

I went on a photo shoot to a nearby state park with waterfalls with some camera club friends today. And I brought home a picture of a caterpillar. I guess that makes sense as I went Boston and brought home a pink pig with a tube around her waist.
It's what caught your eye.! Well done.
September 21st, 2014  
Great capture
September 21st, 2014  
Awesome
September 21st, 2014  
Wow, I've never seen anything like this!
September 21st, 2014  
This is fantastic -- a great closeup and wonderful soft feel to the fuzzy creature.
September 21st, 2014  
Love the details!!! I hope you didn't touch this guy? They are poisonous if you didn't know? I have a couple photos of them too but didn't touch until I googled to find out what it was!! Mine are no where near as good as this photo! Fantastic macro, with incredible details.
Love the POV also!!! FAV!!!
September 21st, 2014  
Wow. What a stunning capture of an amazing caterpillar!
September 21st, 2014  
Incredible detail Ann, fav for me. Looks like you could cuddle him - err maybe not!
September 21st, 2014  
Looks like a bottle brush. Great find and an even greater capture.
September 21st, 2014  
What a fuzzy little guy!
September 21st, 2014  
A beautiful close-up
September 21st, 2014  
Have to fav this little guy, the clarity and detail are amazing. Now can you tell how severe our winter will be?
September 21st, 2014  
Amazing!
September 21st, 2014  
He is so fluffy, he does appear huggable. I guess that's not such a great idea, having read other comments posted!
September 21st, 2014  
An amazing caterpillar, he is beautiful. Fav.
September 21st, 2014  
Lovey close up, great shot...Fav
September 21st, 2014  
I've never seen anything like this. What a great photo.
September 22nd, 2014  
@fullcircle @bkbinthecity @kerristephens @nanalisarocks @taffy @cashew @thistle @dibzgreasley @sangwann @alia_801 @digitalrn @sarasdadandmom @altadc @salza @rubicon @tonygig @nanm

My happy thanks to you all for the comments and views! And to answer the all important question- no, I did not know they were poisonous, but thankfully I did not touch him. I just photographed him!

@cashew @dibzgreasley @rubicon @tonygig @sarasdadandmom
Thank you Kathy, Debs, Lynn, Tony and Terry for the favs!
September 22nd, 2014  
Wow... he's an interesting creature. You've captured his texture so well! Great shot.
September 22nd, 2014  
@kwind Thank you Kwind!
September 22nd, 2014  
If the old sayings prove true, that very long-furred caterpillar foretells a snowy cold winter. Great macro!
September 22nd, 2014  
@sarasdadandmom @khawbecker
The caterpillar that we always used for winter predictions was the Wooly Bear Caterpillar (fuzzy like this guy, but with two black bands surrounding one red band). What I always get mixed up is what predicts what. A thick red band predicts??? a long winter??? A thin red band predicts??? a short/mild winter??? That would be my guess. This is the first time I've ever seen one of these and I've never heard of any other caterpillar being used to predict winters.
September 22nd, 2014  
Cool macro shot of this unusual caterpillar.
September 22nd, 2014  
How cute, love the title.
September 22nd, 2014  
fav...such a strange one
September 22nd, 2014  
wow! micro?
September 22nd, 2014  
Amazing focus!
September 23rd, 2014  
I usually shy from bug pics but caterpillars especially this cool always make me smile - nice shot !!
September 23rd, 2014  
@daisymiller Thanks Daisy!
@yaorenliu Thank you Yao! I didn't make that up- that's its name.
@vickisfotos Thank you Vicki and thank you for the fav!
@mhatch Thanks Mark. Sort of a macro. I did put the camera down by him and take the shot. When I uploaded it, I also cropped it tighter so that it would make him larger.
@bill_fe Thanks Bill! I am absolutely loving this new camera.
@vega Thank you Vega!
September 23rd, 2014  
@flashster78 Thanks for the fav Lorraine!
September 23rd, 2014  
eeek! what did MB @espyetta do to you? that thinga there is dangerous!
September 23rd, 2014  
Love his hairdo
September 26th, 2014  
@summerfield LOL No Marybeth trickery here. I don't go specifically looking for bugs, but if I see them and they look photogenic, well, you know I've got to take a shot.
@rach_who Thanks Rach! Yes, stick your finger in a electrical socket and yours can look just like his! hehehe
September 26th, 2014  
@cindyloo Thank you Cindy!
October 14th, 2014  
Fav! Thanks for sharing this one with me! Great clarity and detail!
August 18th, 2015  
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