This imperial moth caterpillar may be one of the strangest creatures we’ve found on the farm. Ambling across the driveway, it measures nearly four inches long and is covered in fuzz (which some are allergic to, hence the blue garden gloves). Neko was beside herself with not only a new find but the shock value it wields with strangers.
However, once we discovered it pupates underground for an entire winter, we decided we would not be seeing this one through to its adult stage. But for 48 hours it was loads of fun for our junior etymologist.