Wordless Wednesday: Obligatory summer caterpillar post

By Shala Howell, July 3, 2019

View of the tussock moth caterpillar from the side. — (Photo: Michael Howell)

It’s not summer if I don’t have at least one post with a bug.

a close-up of a grey board along which is crawling a fuzzy brown caterpillar with white bumps on its back. — Google tells me this is most likely a Western Tussock Moth caterpillar. (Photo: Michael Howell)

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2 Responses to “Wordless Wednesday: Obligatory summer caterpillar post”

Fred Rayworth July 3, 2019

Definitely don’t want to pet them. They can cause a nasty rash.

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Shala Howell July 19, 2019

Yes, this is what my daughter keeps telling me. Honestly, the more I learn about caterpillars, the more ill-conceived that first Caterpickles science experiment (Are caterpillars ticklish?) seems. It was just dumb luck our test subject wasn’t rash-inducing. https://caterpickles.com/2011/05/31/are-caterpillars-ticklish/

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