One hairy beastie
Introduction
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One hairy beastie
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 19 Sep 2021
The caterpillar of a Pale Tussock moth (Calliteara pudibunda) which fell out of a garden tree that I was pruning. What looks like horns on the left are actually on the rear end of the animal. The moth Image is fairly common across much of the country, but the caterpillars were a bit of a nuisance to hop pickers in the southeast of England at one time as their hairs can be irritant.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.664699
Longitude
-2.378778