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white-marked tussock moth caterpillar

Orgyia leucostigma

Photo by Diddlebop
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

We were careful with this guy because of his long hair and warning colors. After reading about him we learned he has a toxin that releases from the hairs on his back.

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Orgyia leucostigma

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Comments (2)
AshleyL
Those things have an incredible design. Too bad they are poisonous.

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PublishedOctober 5, 2015

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