I was heading into the backyard to release a large moth I had been photographing (read that as "playing with") and as I reached to open the gate, this critter wriggled into sight. Not having my glasses on, I was rather taken aback at its gaudy appearance and opted NOT to touch it! On closer inspection, I was totally amazed at its magnificent design. Have you ever seen anything so intricate and bizarre, at the same time?
The following is a quote taken from WIKIPEDIA:
"The Rusty Tussock Moth or Vapourer, Orgyia antiqua, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae that is native to Europe, but now transcontinental in distribution in the Palaearctic and the Nearctic regions. The orange-brown male flies mostly during the day, but the female is flightless, spending her brief life attached to her cocoon. The hairy caterpillar is spectacular, with "humps", "horns" and a "tail" in a combination of dark grey, red and yellow. It feeds on a wide range of broad-leaved trees and shrubs, and may reach pest proportions in forests and cities."
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