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Hairy Green Caterpillar

This funny-looking green caterpillar dropped out of the willow tree and landed on one of the kids. I believe it is the caterpillar of a Pale Tussock moth (Calliteara pudibunda), but motionless and scrunched up it looks more like a prickly plant seed of some sort.

#740 Pale Tussock Moth caterpillar (Calliteara pudibunda)