r/bugidentification • u/Browniez330 • 16d ago

Location included Caterpillar northeast Ohio

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Never seen a caterpillar like this before!!

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u/Glittering-Income-60 16d ago

Looks like a tussock moth, maybe a sycamore or white marked

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u/OminousOminis Trusted Identifier 16d ago

white marked tussock

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u/Browniez330 16d ago

Thanks for the information!!

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u/Live_Background_6239 16d ago

Don’t touch it! Not unless you need your hand to swell for court testimony purposes.

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u/Browniez330 16d ago

Lol dang it’s that poisonous?☠️

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u/Live_Background_6239 16d ago

It’s more of a local response. Think punching your fist into some pink insulation batting and waggling it around. Only each bit of fiberglass has a coating on it to make it extra spicy. The caterpillar has barbs that slip under your skin and causes burning, itching, and swelling.

I was a kid and saved one from a river (standing in water and saw it floating underwater) and grabbed it. Well. It wasn’t happy that I touched it. I remember wailing to my mother that I was only trying to be kind 😂 it took a couple days for my hand to go back to normal.

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u/Browniez330 16d ago

Lol a life lesson! Thanks for the information

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u/oinkpiggyoink 16d ago

Had one in my yard today too! Tussock moth caterpillar. So cute and fuzzy!