Black and White Sunday: Look but don't touch!

Look what we found in the yard the other day!

Mum has learned over the years living here on our mountain, that sometimes things aren't what they seem. So when she sees something very odd, she usually takes a photo, does a quick Google search to see what that weird thing may be.

Good thing she did with this little guy, as we hear he packs a nasty sting. Native to Eastern North America, the Saddleback Caterpillar is the larvae of the adult is a dark brown, stout-bodied moth. This moth is very distinctive as you can see in the color photo, with bright green and a large brown spot on it's back that looks like a saddle, and very porcupine-y hairs coming out on the front and back end.

Mum was very glad we had absolutely no interest, we just let him go on his way.