Thursday, September 19, 2019

Hickory Tussock Moth

Lovely white larva
will become a dull brown moth
unremarkable.

Touching the spines may
cause allergic reaction.
Why the stark beauty?

To be food for birds?
Birds find drab moths just as well.
Need science degree.

~dkm 62/365
 Lophocampa Caryae larva in Morrisville,Vermont

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