Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: urticating spines

  • Can’t Touch This!

    Well, it isn’t really a good idea to touch this, even though I have a few times. This is one of my favorite caterpillars, the Saddleback. It is the larva of an inconspicuous brown moth, Acharia stimulea.  The larva is named for the saddle-like pattern (green around the middle “saddle blanket”, with a brown oval Read more…