I found this fuzzy caterpillar on the deck railing at a friend's house in North Carolina. Do you know what it is? If you can identify the Bug of the Week, leave your answer in a comment. You'll find hints in the forum. Next Wednesday, I'll give a cyber shout out to anyone who posts the correct answer.
Really? Only two readers knew the name of the spider I posted last week?! Congratulations to Spirula and Mike for correctly identifying the golden silk spider, Nephila clavipes.
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i would suspect that its a hickory tussock moth, but i’m weak on moth larva.
must be a hickory tussock moth caterpillar, altho i’m weak on identifying moth larva.
Hickory tussock moth cat. I wish the comments had to be opened. When you put your answer, you see everyone else’s. It takes the fun out of waiting to see if you were correct.
A Hickory Tussock Moth caterpillar Lophocampa caryae.
(About half of my comments never appear. (this is my second attempt on this post) Is there something about my email address that may be filtering it as spam or am I doing something wrong?)
It is a Hickory Tussock Moth caterpillar.